Scavenging Street Dog Blown to Bits as Garbage Waste Explodes

An unfortunate street dog was killed in an explosion near a Tamil Nadu village as it was scrounging for food.

File photo of Indian street dogs (Photo: iStockphoto)

A dog was blown to pieces in Theni, Tamil Nadu when some unidentified material dumped with garbage exploded. The canine was rummaging through it for food at a village near T Surulipatti – an area being closely monitored for Naxal movement – police said.

They said samples from the site had been collected for chemical analysis.

Local councillor, Ganesan, who visited the spot said the blast, which took place on Saturday, was powerful enough that least two or three people would have died had they come in contact with the garbage before the dog rummaged through it.

He said waste from a temple was usually disposed of at the site of the explosion.

The councillor said he had given an oral complaint to ‘Q’ branch inspector, Murugan.

Murugan, too, confirmed it was a powerful blast, but declined to give further information.