Illegal cracker factory explosion kills nine in Bengal; probe initiated by state CID, says CM
The Statesman|May 17, 2023
At least nine people were killed, while several others were injured, when a massive explosion occurred on Tuesday morning inside an illegal cracker factory located in Khadikul village, within Egra police station limits in East Midnapore district.
Illegal cracker factory explosion kills nine in Bengal; probe initiated by state CID, says CM

The blast, which took place at approximately 11 am, left at least two others injured. The house where the crackers were being manufactured has been completely destroyed, reduced to rubble.

Eyewitnesses reported that the intensity of the explosion was so severe that the bodies of the victims were scattered throughout the site, including in nearby ponds.

The local villagers, overwhelmed by grief and anger not only attacked the police personnel who arrived at the scene after the explosion but also prevented Trinamul Congress leaders from visiting the site.

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