The death toll from a devastating explosion at a firecracker factory in Chinnakamanpatti near Sattur has climbed to 10, the Virudhunagar district administration confirmed.
An explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Chinnakamanpatti near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu has claimed four lives and left five others injured. The injured have been hospitalised in Virudhunagar as police investigate the cause of the blast.
The explosion took place around 2 AM in a two-storey illegal firecracker factory located in Sinhewala village near Lambi, in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab. The blast claimed the lives of five migrant workers and injured at least 29 others.
A fire broke out at a firecracker factory in Mooldaspur Majra village under the Bahadarabad police station area of Haridwar district on Wednesday, resulting in injuries and loss of livestock, as per police officials.
At least four women lost their lives and nine others sustained injuries in an explosion at a licensed firecracker unit in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district, police said.
Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema clarified that the incident was not a bomb blast but rather a firecracker explosion. He also extended his condolences to the families of the four individuals who lost their lives in the explosion at a firecracker factory in Sri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab on
Four killed and several people were injured in a blast at a firecracker factory in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab. Several factory workers are feared to be trapped after the blast, while the rescue operation is underway.
AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed sorrow over the death of 21 people in a massive fire at an illegal firecracker factory in Deesa Tehsil of Banaskantha district in Gujarat.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of several workers in a firecracker factory explosion in Banaskantha, Gujarat, which occured on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday announced Rs 2 Lakh ex-gratia to to the families of the workers killed in the firecracker factory fire in Gujarat's Banaskantha district. He also announced Rs 50,000 to the injured.