Explosion at wedding: at least 18 dead

beawar - In India, 18 people were killed after a hotel collapsed as a result of an explosion. The blast took place Friday evening in the city of Beawar in the west of the country.

Up to now, eighteen fatalities have been removed from the rubble, but this can still increase. At least five people were seriously injured. Rescue teams are still searching. That is how the NOS reports.

It is not clear how many people were present in the hotel at the time of the explosion.

Eyewitnesses report that when a cook wanted to refill a gas tank, it exploded. At that time there was a wedding party going on at the hotel in Beawar.