Four people were killed on Monday in a blast at a scrap dealership in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore.
The blast took place when they were unloading scrap from a truck that had come from Ladakh. While three people died on the spot, one died while being taken to hospital.
A PTI report identified the deceased as Nazir Ahmad Nadroo (40), Aazim Ashraf Mir (20), Aadil Rashid Bhat (23), and Mohammad Azhar (25).
Sopore SP Divya D confirmed the incident, saying, “They were unloading the scrap when the blast happened… Unfortunately four people died.”
The scrap dealership was located at the Shair Colony neighbourhood of Sopore, where many families run similar businesses.
This story was originally published in indianexpress.com.
