Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

World

At least 20 people killed in gas cylinder explosion in restaurant in central India

Associated Press
Published | Updated
  • d5f43d77-
    Image 1 of 3

    In this frame grab from video, people help at the scene after an explosion at a restaurant, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Petlawad, India. More than 80 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally nearby, police said. (AP Photo/AP video) (The Associated Press)

  • e3275723-
    Image 2 of 3

    In this frame grab from video, people help sift through and clear debris at the scene after an explosion at a restaurant, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Petlawad, India. More than 80 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally nearby, police said. (AP Photo/AP video) (The Associated Press)

  • 8e084239-
    Image 3 of 3

    An injured man, whose relatives were killed, cries at the site of an explosion, with bodies of the dead lying around him, in Petlawad, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Dozens of people were killed at a restaurant in central India on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded and triggered a second blast of mine detonators stored illegally nearby, police said. (AP Photo/Manoj Jani) (The Associated Press)

NEW DELHI – Police say at least 20 people have been killed when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a restaurant in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Scores of people were injured when the roof of the building caved in with the force of the explosion Saturday in Petlawad town.

An officer in the Petlawad police control room said 20 bodies were pulled out of the debris and rescue workers are searching for survivors.

The restaurant located near the town's bus station was crowded when the blast occurred.

Petlawad is about 310 kilometers (190 miles) west of the state capital, Bhopal.