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Explosion at Firecracker Factory in #India Kills 8 Workers

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Explosion at Firecracker Factory in #India Kills 8 Workers

Local Editor

An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker factory killed eight workers and injured 20 other people in eastern India as Hindus celebrated their most popular Diwali festival, police said Thursday.


A police officer said rescuers cleared debris of the collapsed building in a town in Balasore district in Orissa state Thursday morning. Seven injured people have been hospitalized while the others were treated and sent home.

The area is nearly 195 kilometers south of Bhubaneshwar, the state capital.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team