Srinagar: The massive blast that ripped through the Nowgam police station, killing nine persons and injuring several others, on Friday night may have occurred due to the heat generated from excessive lighting.

Though forensics experts were examining the explosives seized from the Faridabad terror module at the time of the blast, senior officials have ruled out any direct terror angle behind the mishap. ADVERTISEMENT

The explosion occurred around 11.20 pm while a team was extracting samples from the final boxes of the seized explosives.

Teams of experts from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory and the elite National Security Guard visited the police station and collected samples.

They believe that the last few boxes contained a liquid substance — likely a mixture of Acetophenone, H

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