Cracker Factory

At least three persons were killed and as many injured following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in a village here on Wednesday, police said.

At least two people were killed in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai district on Saturday.

Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred Harda collector and Superintendent of Police (SP), a day after an explosion at a firecracker factory in the district killed 11 people and injured more than 200 others.

Eleven people were killed, and 174 others were injured after a fire erupted at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda on Tuesday, triggering several blasts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in a blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh, and announced that Rs 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of the deceased.

At least 20 people have been hospitalised after a fire broke out inside a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda. The flames triggered several explosions, sparking panic in the nearby areas. Some of those injured are in a critical condition

Fire safety experts have said that untrained workers are largely responsible for the spate of disasters. Using banned chemicals is another prominent reason for the blasts.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday ordered the suspension of Anekal Tahsildar, a jurisdictional police inspector and the regional fire officer over the blaze at a cracker godown-cum-shop in Bengaluru Urban district that killed 14.

The death count in the fire accident at a cracker shop near Bengaluru reached 14 on Sunday following the death of two more people, police sources said.

Four people were killed in an explosion in a cracker shop in Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai district on Wednesday.

Four people were killed and several others injured in a firecracker factory explosion in West Bengal's Duttapukur district district today, police said.

The West Bengal CID today arrested the prime accused and two others from Odisha in connection with its probe into a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur district where nine people were killed in the explosion.

At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Seven people died and five others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in West Bengal on Tuesday.

At least three persons were killed and as many injured following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in a village here on Wednesday, police said.

At least two people were killed in an explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai district on Saturday.

Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred Harda collector and Superintendent of Police (SP), a day after an explosion at a firecracker factory in the district killed 11 people and injured more than 200 others.

Eleven people were killed, and 174 others were injured after a fire erupted at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda on Tuesday, triggering several blasts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in a blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh, and announced that Rs 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of the deceased.

At least 20 people have been hospitalised after a fire broke out inside a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda. The flames triggered several explosions, sparking panic in the nearby areas. Some of those injured are in a critical condition

Fire safety experts have said that untrained workers are largely responsible for the spate of disasters. Using banned chemicals is another prominent reason for the blasts.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday ordered the suspension of Anekal Tahsildar, a jurisdictional police inspector and the regional fire officer over the blaze at a cracker godown-cum-shop in Bengaluru Urban district that killed 14.

The death count in the fire accident at a cracker shop near Bengaluru reached 14 on Sunday following the death of two more people, police sources said.

Four people were killed in an explosion in a cracker shop in Tamil Nadu's Mayiladuthurai district on Wednesday.

Four people were killed and several others injured in a firecracker factory explosion in West Bengal's Duttapukur district district today, police said.

The West Bengal CID today arrested the prime accused and two others from Odisha in connection with its probe into a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur district where nine people were killed in the explosion.

At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Seven people died and five others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in West Bengal on Tuesday.