Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the massive fire occured in a firecracker unit. He announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for those injured.
The death toll after a blast in a firecracker factory in Hyderabad has risen to seven, Dawn news reported on Sunday, noting that another body was pulled out from the rubble.
An explosion occurred at a firecracker factory in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, police said. The explosion appears to have occured due to a stubble burning incident.
Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed deep shock and grief over the tragic incident in Konaseema, where several people lost their lives in a massive explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit.
He said, "An unfortunate incident occurred today at Kommaripalem village in Rayavaram mandal, Konaseema district. The business has been operating in compliance with government guidelines for the past 75 years. We have taken up this issue with the government, and discussions are underway t
In a post on X, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) wrote, "The loss of lives due to a mishap in Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families during this difficult time. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured."<
A massive fire broke out at the Lakshmi Ganapathi Fireworks unit in Komaripalem village of Andhra Pradesh's Ambedkar Konaseema district, injuring four people. The six people were killed on Wednesday afternoon.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday stated that he is personally monitoring the situation after a deadly explosion at an oxygen cylinder and firecracker unit in Mohali's Industrial Area Phase 9 left two workers dead and three others injured.
Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries in a powerful explosion at a firecracker and oxygen cylinder manufacturing unit in Punjab's SAS Nagar district on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Over 200 firecracker factories that had remained shut for the past nine days in Virudhunagar district due to the ongoing inspections in the wake of a series of firecracker factory explosions have now reopened from Wednesday and resumed firecracker production activities, considering the risk
The incident occurred on Monday at around 3.50 pm in a privately owned firecracker factory located in Narayanapuram village in Sivakasi area of Virudhunagar.