West Bengal: Seven feared dead in firecracker factory blast in Duttapukur
At least seven people are killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at…
At least seven people are killed and several others injured following a massive blast at an illegal firecracker factory at…
On the complaint filed by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Balbir Raj Singh, Bains was booked under seven sections of the Indian Penal Code, most of the offences non-baliable.
The cause of the blast, which damaged the buildings in radius up to 200 metres, is yet to be ascertained, police said.
A police official said that the firecracker manufacturing unit was running illegally and its licence to manufacture crackers had expired in 2013.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh expressed his anguish over the loss of lives in the mishap.
