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A senior police officer told TOI that the joint team had carried out a detailed inspection of the site and was analysing all possible factors that could have triggered the explosion. He said the collected samples would be sent for laboratory testing. During the probe, investigators found that the family, besides running a grocery store, was also engaged in the fruit trade. Police learnt that carbide, commonly used for ripening bananas, was stored on the first floor of the house, adjacent to the kitchen. Terrified women and children in neighbouring houses were reluctant to step outside as police had already cordoned off the locality.
Prayagraj : A joint team of police, fire department personnel and forensic experts is searching for clues to ascertain the exact cause of the LPG cylinder explosion in Fatehpur’s Malwa town that claimed the lives of five members of a family, including four children, on Monday evening.