Cement mixer blast injures eight labourers in Anantnag

Eight labourers were injured in a blast in the Larkipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday, police said.
A police spokesman said that an explosion took place when a cement mix settling vibration machine, an adjacent portable generator, and a tin can of oil being transported by laborers in a load carrier suffered a catastrophic failure. The incident resulted in eight laborers sustaining burn injuries, he said.

Authorities have confirmed that there is no indication of any terrorist involvement in the incident.