Firecracker Explosion

A man paid with his life after he sat on a powerful firecracker during a betting challenge with friends on Diwali night in Bengaluru. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The explosive moment culminated in a thunderous "boom," sending the drum soaring nearly as high as the four-story boys' hostel

A fire broke out in a moving train near Rohtak, Haryana on Monday evening following an explosion in firecrackers that were being carried by a passenger, officials said.

Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district that caused damage to nearby houses, a police official said on Tuesday.

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.

Four workers were killed and another person was injured on Saturday following an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit near in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar, police said.

The death toll in the Puri firecracker explosion mounted to 13 on Sunday after four more people succumbed to their burn injuries, according to an official statement.

The death count in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri mounted to nine after three of the injured people died, a senior official said on Saturday.

At least one person died and 23 others were injured in a firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in the temple town of Puri on Wednesday night.

At least three persons, including a minor, died and 33 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said on Thursday.

A 45-year-old worker was killed in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Salem district on Thursday, and a number of others were injured.

At least seven people died and seven others were injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Sunday, police said.

At least four people died after an explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi on Sunday, police officials said. The incident occurred at a firecracker factory in Kaushambi's Bharwari town under the Kokhraj police station area.

At least 9 people were killed and 10 others injured after a massive explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Virudhnagar district.

Four children were killed and several others were injured, in an explosion at Bundelkhand Gaurav Mahotsav in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot, police said on Thursday.

A man paid with his life after he sat on a powerful firecracker during a betting challenge with friends on Diwali night in Bengaluru. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

The explosive moment culminated in a thunderous "boom," sending the drum soaring nearly as high as the four-story boys' hostel

A fire broke out in a moving train near Rohtak, Haryana on Monday evening following an explosion in firecrackers that were being carried by a passenger, officials said.

Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed due to an explosion at a firecracker godown-cum-factory in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district that caused damage to nearby houses, a police official said on Tuesday.

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.

Four workers were killed and another person was injured on Saturday following an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit near in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar, police said.

The death toll in the Puri firecracker explosion mounted to 13 on Sunday after four more people succumbed to their burn injuries, according to an official statement.

The death count in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri mounted to nine after three of the injured people died, a senior official said on Saturday.

At least one person died and 23 others were injured in a firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in the temple town of Puri on Wednesday night.

At least three persons, including a minor, died and 33 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said on Thursday.

A 45-year-old worker was killed in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Salem district on Thursday, and a number of others were injured.

At least seven people died and seven others were injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Sunday, police said.

At least four people died after an explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi on Sunday, police officials said. The incident occurred at a firecracker factory in Kaushambi's Bharwari town under the Kokhraj police station area.

At least 9 people were killed and 10 others injured after a massive explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Virudhnagar district.

Four children were killed and several others were injured, in an explosion at Bundelkhand Gaurav Mahotsav in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot, police said on Thursday.