Four children injured in explosion in UP

Four children were today injured in an explosion in a heap of garbage at Chhapegram village in Bijnore district, police said here.

The incident took place at about 11 AM in Nahtaur area when the children identified as Jikara (7), Asif (4), Rehbar (5) and Ali (2) were playing near a heap of garbage, they said.

All of them were rushed to the district hospital where their condition was stated to be out of danger.

Prima facie the explosion appears to be caused by firecrackers thrown in the garbage, police said, adding, they are probing the matter.