Four people have died and six people who were injured are undergoing treatment after an explosion occurred at a firecracker factory in Firozabad's Naushera on Tuesday, said senior police official on Tuesday.
The House has collapsed due to the explosion and several people are feared to be trapped under rubble, said police.
"In Shikohabad PS area, firecrackers were stored at a house and a blast occurred there. Due to the impact of the blast, the roof of a nearby house collapsed. Police took out 10 people from the debris...6 people are undergoing treatment at a hospital and 4 people have died...further rescue operation is still underway," said Deepak Kumar IG Agra Range said.
Meanwhile, Firozabad District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan said that the rescue operations are underway.
"Rescue team is present at the spot. District hospital and sub-district hospital, both are on high alert...team of doctors, ambulance, fire team, disaster team, all are present at the spot," Firozabad District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
UP Man Arrested For Posing As Chief Minister's Personal Secretary Atiq Ahmed's Two Plots Worth Rs 6 Crore Attached By UP Police UP Police Recruitment Exam 2024 Answer Key Out, Check Details Kolkata Top Cop, Health Officials Removed After Mamata Banerjee-Doctors Meet "Look At Own Record": India On Iran Supreme Leader's "Minorities" Comment From Azamgarh To US To 'Yamunapar', Deadly Games Of 5 Big Gangsters Viral: Woman Sarpanch's Speech In Fluent English Before Bureaucrat Tina Dabi 40 Million Projected To Die by 2050 Because Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Bengaluru Mall Faces Backlash Over "VIP" Restroom Policy. See Viral Post Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.