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Blast in explosives godown in Vellore; three vehicles damaged

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Blast in explosives godown in Vellore; three vehicles damaged
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The building collapsed to the ground, and three vans parked near the building were damaged.
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The building collapsed to the ground, and three vans parked near the building were damaged. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Three vans were burnt and a calf was killed after an explosion in an explosives godown at Arjunapuram village near Gudiyatham town in Vellore on Thursday.

The police said that S. Padmanaban, 42, runs a stone quarry operator in K.V. Kuppam area. He has a vast open land in Arjunapuram village where he stored raw materials to make explosives in a licensed godown in the land. The explosives are used for blasting in stone quarry units.

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