Ludhiana, Oct. 24 -- An explosion rocked Indira Colony near Cheema Chowk on Thursday afternoon, leaving ten people - including several children, with severe burn injuries, after potash stored inside a house illegally caught flames. The blast, which occurred in the narrow lanes of the thickly populated neighbourhood, has once again highlighted the grave danger posed by the illegal storage of inflammable materials in residential areas.

The injured were identified as 4-year-old Nitin, 8-year-old Runjhun, 15-year-olds Sony and Rahul,17-year-old Ajay, 18-year-old Vishnu, 20-year-old Shivam, 22-year-old Sunny, 60-year-old Jatoon, and another Shivam, 20. The victims received 5 to 55 per cent burns. After the incident the Division number 2 polic...