A fire in a house at Narayangarh in West Midnapore district today triggered commotion in the neighbourhood with some people alleging crude bombs were stocked within the four walls.
However, when contacted SP Bharati Ghosh told PTI a force led by the Additional SP found the fire was not caused by any explosives and probably due to other reasons.
Villagers said over 50 people assembled before the house after flames leapt out in the morning and some of them claimed the fire was due to crude bombs, stocked in the premises, having gone off.
However, the SP confirmed the cops didnot see trace of any explosive in the burnt articles in the house and the fire was also doused.
To a question the senior officer didnot rule out the possibility of electric short circuit for the incident.
There was no report of any injury or casualty.
Some villagers also said fireworks were clandestinely made in the residential house but the officer said the administration did not have any such information.
