Bhubaneswar, Oct. 28 -- One person was reportedly killed in an explosion at a petrol pump near Nilagiri bus stand in Odisha's Balasore on Wednesday. According to reports, the blast occurred while a tank was being repaired.

The explosion was reportedly so powerful that the worker was thrown around 20-30 feet away from the site. The person reportedly suffered fatal burn injuries in the incident.

The exact cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained.

The ward councillor said, "I rushed to the spot as soon as I received the information. Locals told me that they heard a loud explosion. Documents kept inside the office were also destroyed in the blast."

Questions are now being raised over whether the people involved in the work were ade...