Bhubneshwar: 8 people killed in explosion due to firecrackers

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 08:51 PM

Bhubneshwar: 8 people killed in explosion due to firecrackers

Even before the start of actual Diwali celebrations, reports of people being injured due to firecrackers are being surfaced. New Delhi has banned firecrackers due to pollution but other states are free to burn any type of firecracker. And the most dangerous thing during Diwali is the making of firecrackers by small companies or groups. One such incident which killed people making firecrackers was reported today.

In Bhubneshwar atleast eight people were killed and more than 20 injured after in an explosion that took place while they were making firecrackers. The firecracker explosion took place at Bahabalpur in Odisha’s Balasore district. The victims were making firecrackers when accidentally crackers caught fire and the blast occurred.