Fire tenders from Sankarapuram and Kallakurichi rushed to the spot to douse the flames, even as the sudden blast leading to the explosion of the firecrackers caused a panic in the town.
Green firecrackers sold this year would have a novel feature of quick response (QR) coding system to avoid manufacturing and sale of counterfeit products, the Karnataka government has said in its order.
Supreme Court on Friday allowed the sale and use of green crackers for two hours during Diwali in Telangana.
The Goa government on Monday announced a restricted schedule for the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali, citing Supreme Court directives.
Days after the barbaric death of pregnant elephant which caused after she was made to consume pineapple filled with firecrackers, a similar incident has surfaced from Himachal Pradesh where a cow consumed firecrackers wrapped wheat flour that burst in her mouth.
At least 17 people, including women and children, were injured when a piece of a powerful cracker accidentally fell among them during a pyrotechnic display at a temple near Tripunithura on Wednesday night, police said.
The Dubai Police, however, have noted that the practice has largely been curbed as a result of awareness initiatives held among the community, the Khaleej Times said in the report
We suspect the blast might have been triggered by sparks of a short circuit in the house falling on explosives stored there for making firecrackers, the officer said.
The girl, a resident of Bhokaheri village under Bhopa police station, fell off the roof Wednesday evening while bursting crackers on Diwali.
Midnapore (WB): At least 11 people were killed and four others injured in an explosion in a firecracker factory at Pingla in West Midnapore district, the police said today."So far 11 bodies were recovered. Four
Jaipur: Seven persons, including a shop owner and his two sons, were killed when a fire broke out in a fire-cracker shop in Rajasthan's Barmer district. The incident took place late last night when some
Chennai: A blaze engulfed a fire cracker unit on Thursday near Sivakasi town in Tamil Nadu, authorities said.The fire broke out at Chidambaram Fire Works."Three fire tenders are battling the fire. We got the information
Valsad (Guj), Nov 12: Around 40 firecracker shops were gutted in a blaze here in South Gujarat today but no casualty was reported, officials said.The fire started in a make-shift cracker market, set up near
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