The aftermath: Rescue and relief work under way after a cold storage building collapsed due to an explosion in Kanpur on Wednesday. more-inFive people were killed and eight injured on Wednesday, while several others are feared trapped, after a gas leak at a cold storage in Shivrajpur area here caused an explosion in which parts of the structure collapsed. According to SP (Rural) Rajesh Kumar, the gas leak started at the Katiyar Cold Storage in the afternoon. Kanpur District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said around two dozen labourers were having their lunch when the incident happened. The district administration will also check if the cold storage had a license.

Source: The Hindu March 15, 2017 20:14 UTC