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Andhra Pradesh Blast Levels Two Homes, Kills at Least Four

Police review the cause after a reported gas‑cylinder blast.

Overview

  • A powerful explosion in Kammaravaripalli village killed at least four people and injured 18 on Wednesday around 12:30 pm, a police official told PTI.
  • The blast demolished two adjoining houses in Kadiri mandal in the Sri Sathyasai district, according to the district superintendent of police.
  • Police said workers from Telangana lived in the house where the explosion occurred.
  • Officials first attributed the incident to a gas cylinder, then said the force suggested more than a cylinder may have been involved.
  • Details so far come from PTI reports based on police statements, and authorities have not released victim identities or final investigative findings.