At least 82 persons were killed and at least 55 others were injured in a massive explosion near a busy bus stand in Petlawad town of Jhabua district on Saturday morning, said Chief Medical Health Officer Arun Sharma.The two-storey building housing the restaurant collapsed due to the explosion. Officials suspect many people could still be trapped under the debris. The police initially thought that LPG cylinders in Sethia restaurant exploded but later said explosives stored in the adjacent house went off killing most of its occupants. The dead included at least eight to nine employees of the restaurant and customers who were having breakfast. The explosion was of very high intensity and affected nearby houses and vehicles.
