Overview
- The explosion occurred inside Ansari's house in Bargam village in Hussain Ganj block, where police say firecrackers were being made illegally.
- Three injured family members were taken to the nearest government hospital, with the body sent for post-mortem.
- Police said Ansari had been arrested a few years earlier for illegally manufacturing firecrackers at his residence.
- Forensic teams were deployed to determine the exact nature of the blast, according to local officials.
- Reports noted the site was a few kilometres from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's event in the area, with no link indicated.