Visakhapatnam: Firecrackers, seized by police from illegal traders and manufacturers, exploded inside the Saluru police station in Parvathipuram, Manyam district on Saturday morning.
Though there were no injuries in the incident, the explosion led to panic in Saluru town. The people nearby the police station ran away from the spot after the explosion. The intensity of the blast was not high, but it caused slight damage to the storeroom of the police station.
Inspector of police, Saluru, D. Sudhakar said that they seized a huge cache of firecrackers around six months ago and produced them before the court. The seized illegal firecrackers were stored on the first floor (storeroom) of the police station for safe custody. At around 7.30 am on Saturday, some firecrackers exploded accidentally. Fortunately, there was no damage to the police station and no injuries occurred to anybody in the explosion, he added.
The police and fire service personnel suspect that the short-circuit in the storeroom might have caused the explosion. A case has been registered and the investigation is on to ascertain the exact reasons for the explosion, the police added.
