At least 85 killed in Indian restaurant explosions

[WorldNews]

By Sanjeev Miglani and Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 85 people were killed when a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant in central India on Saturday, triggering a second blast of construction detonators stored illegally nearby, police said. The explosions tore through the restaurant as people sat down for breakfast during the morning rush hour in the town of Petlawad, about 800 km (500 miles) south of New Delhi, Inspector B.L. Gaur told Reuters. Gaur said people who had gathered outside the restaurant after the initial blast were caught in a second explosion when gelatin sticks stored in a nearby building caught light, blew up and buried scores of people as the roof caved in.

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