Death toll crosses 80 in restaurant explosions in central India - video


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Residents in India’s central Madhya Pradesh state were searching for survivors after a cooking gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant and set fire to explosives stored nearby. The rubble had piled up and the death toll was rising, as residents of India’s central Madhya Pradesh state inspected the damage from a series of explosions. Officials said at least 87 people were dead and more than 100 injured. The blasts began when a gas cylinder blew up in a crowded restaurant, then setting fire to explosive materials stored nearby.