According to the police, the factory had the license to manufacture and sell the firecrackers.
At least four people were killed and several others sustained injuries after an explosion in a firecracker factory in Bharwari town of Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district on Sunday.
Kaushambi Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Srivastava said that rescue operation was underway and the injured have been shifted to a hospital for treatment.
The official said that the factory had the license to manufacture and sell the firecracker and it was located far away from residential area.
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“There has been a fire in a firecracker factory in Bharwari. As per the information, there are four casualties and some people are injured. They have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The factory is far away from the residential area… The rescue operation is underway… They had the license to manufacture and sell. 5-6 people are injured…,” Srivastava said.
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