A massive fire broke out in a plywood warehouse and a snack manufacturing factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district late on Friday night.
The fire quickly spread, causing panic as gas cylinders in the warehouse began to explode. The explosions damaged the roofs of nearby houses, several vehicles and goods worth lakhs were also reduced to ashes.
Two children suffered burns and were admitted to a nearby hospital
Upon receiving information about the incident, fire tenders and police arrived at the scene to bring the blaze under control.
Himanshu Kesarwani had rented a house in the area, where he operated a plywood warehouse and a snack manufacturing factory. The fire broke out at around 11 pm on Friday, triggering cylinder blasts, a police official said.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and the police are investigating, he added.
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