As per the police, the explosion occurred at a house in Ragadganj village when some people were making firecrackers inside. The wall of the house collapsed and cracks appeared on nearby houses due to the explosion.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and condoled the loss of lives and directed officials to ensure proper treatment of those injured in the blast.
Team of fire and police departments, and district administration are engaged in relief work under supervision of the superintendent of police and CMO officials.
The exact reason behind what caused the explosion is not clear.
The explosion occurred at a firecracker manufacturing factory at Kalayarkurichi village near Sivakasi. Chief Minister MK Stalin announced Rs 3 lakh ex gratia to the next of the kin of deceased.
A massive fire broke out inside a firecrackers factory located in the Bairagarh area of Harda district on February 6 morning which resulted in the death of 11 people and left 173 injured.
CM Mohan Yadav took swift action, instructing key officials to assess the situation and coordinate rescue efforts. Medical facilities in Bhopal and Indore are preparing to handle potential casualties, while fire brigades from Indore and Bhopal are deployed to aid firefighting and rescue operations.
The police said the workers were making firecrackers when the explosion took place in the godown in Nagapattinam. A case was registered into the matter and an investigation was initiated.
West Bengal: BJP blamed Bengal Minister Rathin Ghosh for the blast demanding an NIA probe, while TMC hit back at the saffron party by equating it with a 'vulture'.
Bihar news: According to reports, firecrackers were being manufactured in a room of a building where the blast took place.
Seven people were killed and three others suffered injuries in an explosion at a firecrackers' factory in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
An enormous mushroom cloud went up several metres high as firecrackers, seized by police, went off while being defused on the banks of Ganga in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, shattering window panes of houses even on the other bank of the river -- Chinsurah in Hooghly district.
At least 13 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a blast in a firecracker manufacturing factory in lower Assam's Barpeta district on Monday, officials said.
At least six people were killed while dozens were left injured after a blast at a firecrackers factory in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Saturday. The incident took place in Mirehachi town's Takiya locality. An illegal firecrackers factory was being run out of a house which was owned by Niresh Jatav.
Following the incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the district magistrates and Superintendents of Police to inspect firecracker factories, transportation of firecrackers and their sale.
Intensity of the blast was so strong that people sitting in an adjacent cycle shop and some passers-by were injured in the incident.
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