By IANS,
Mumbai: He was sitting in his hardware shop in the crowded Dadar area of central Mumbai Wednesday evening when Chirag Shah heard a sound and came out. A building was rattling and people were running helter-skelter.
“I was at my shop when I heard a deafening sound. I ran out to see what has happened. I saw a building rattling and people running here and there,” Shah, who owns a hardware shop just 100 metres from the blast site, told IANS.
“First I was confused whether it was a bomb blast or a cylinder blast in an Esteem (car) parked near the bus stop, close to a Hanuman temple. Later it was confirmed as a bomb blast,” he added.
India’s financial and entertainment capital was jolted by three serial blasts in Dadar, Opera House and Zaveri Bazar evening, killing 13 and injuring nearly 100.
The 26-year-old also revealed that as soon as the blast took place, panic broke in the area.
“There was panic in the area. Everyone was taken aback. They just started running to save their lives. It was a very scary situation. We were told two women and a man died and some were injured. Now the area is cleared and cordoned off by the police. Traffic is diverted to another route,” he said