The injured, identified as Balpandi (31) sustained 20 per cent burn injuries and was admitted to the hospital for treatment, said officials from the fire and rescue department.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Harsh Poddar stated that a police team was quickly dispatched to the location after receiving the information about the incident.
Nepal's deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Saturday alongside Pokhara Metropolitan Mayor Dhanraj Acharya have sustained burn injuries due to balloon explosion in a public event.
According to authorities, the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) planted beside the road. The labourers were mostly from Swat and Shangla districts and were on their way to work when the blast occurred.
"I am deeply saddened to hear about the tragic explosion that occurred unexpectedly this afternoon (05.02.2025) at a privately owned firecracker factory operating in Chinnavadi village, Virudhunagar district, under Aruppukottai taluk. In this unfortunate incident, Ramalakshmi (aged 50), daug
An explosion occurred at a firecracker manufacturing factory near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district on Wednesday, claiming the life of one person, according to officials.
Tribesmen staged a protest outside the Azam Warsak police station, demanding justice and compensation following a mortar shell explosion in Birmal tehsil, Lower South Waziristan, as reported by the Dawn.
Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Raut, the survivor said "We don't know how and why the explosion happened... I remember we were all taking out the waste material and putting it in the liner.. The wall collapsed and fell on us.. we were unconscious. When we regained consciousness, we realized that al
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday confirmed that one worker has died after the roof collapsed in an ordnance factory explosion in Bhandara district.