This Article is From Nov 14, 2012

Minor succumbs to cracker injuries in Delhi

New Delhi: A 14-year-old boy succumbed early on Wednesday to burn injuries that he sustained while bursting crackers on Diwali, police said.

Diwakar, a resident of east Delhi's Nand Nagri sustained 80 per cent burn injuries on Tuesday. The incident was reported around 6.55 pm on Tuesday.

He was taken to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital where he succumbed during treatment on Wednesday, a police officer said.

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