<p>A loud blast near a court complex here on Thursday stoked people's imagination, until police probed the matter and dispelled the noise as an accident induced by garbage fire.</p>.<p>The blast happened outside the Sadar 'Malkhana' (a place to store items seized by police during investigation), said police.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Civil Lines) Jasroop Kaur Bath told reporters that prima facie, the blast had been caused by a glass bottle heating up and bursting after a sanitary worker set garbage on fire.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwiLjpuX0bP_AhX2cGwGHVn6BREQFnoECAgQAQ" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/ludhiana-tragedy-a-wake-up-call-1215689.html">Ludhiana tragedy a wake-up call</a></strong></p>.<p>The sanitary worker was hurt in his leg in the blast, police said.</p>.<p>The anti-sabotage teams of police reached the spot and collected some material from the garbage for investigation, the ACP said, adding there was no foul play suspected.</p>
<p>A loud blast near a court complex here on Thursday stoked people's imagination, until police probed the matter and dispelled the noise as an accident induced by garbage fire.</p>.<p>The blast happened outside the Sadar 'Malkhana' (a place to store items seized by police during investigation), said police.</p>.<p>Assistant Commissioner of Police (Civil Lines) Jasroop Kaur Bath told reporters that prima facie, the blast had been caused by a glass bottle heating up and bursting after a sanitary worker set garbage on fire.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwiLjpuX0bP_AhX2cGwGHVn6BREQFnoECAgQAQ" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/second-edit/ludhiana-tragedy-a-wake-up-call-1215689.html">Ludhiana tragedy a wake-up call</a></strong></p>.<p>The sanitary worker was hurt in his leg in the blast, police said.</p>.<p>The anti-sabotage teams of police reached the spot and collected some material from the garbage for investigation, the ACP said, adding there was no foul play suspected.</p>