What the records say
- When
- 12 Sep 2015
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 23.01° N, 74.80° E
- Description
- A gas cylinder explosion killed at least 80 in Petlawad, Madhya Pradesh.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Petlawad explosion.
Petlawad explosion
2015 disaster in Madhya Pradesh, India
On the morning of 12 September 2015, an explosion in the town of Petlawad of the Jhabua district in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India killed 104 people. The cause of the explosion was attributed to illegally stored explosives that detonated, along with a cooking gas cylinder.
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