Kolkata, August 28: Three persons were killed and several others injured in a blast at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday morning, police said. The explosion happened around 10 am when several people were working at the factory in Nilgunj's Moshpole in Duttapukur police station area, around 30 km north of Kolkata, they said. Tamil Nadu Blast Video: Five Killed, 10 Injured After Explosion at Firecracker Storage Godown in Krishnagiri.
"Three bodies have been found so far. Several people have been injured in the blast," a police officer said. Those injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital, he said. Uttar Pradesh Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Firecracker Factory in Saharanpur, One Dead.
Blast at Firecracker Factory in West Bengal
#WATCH | West Bengal: Several people feared dead in an explosion at the Illegal crackers factory in Duttapukur. A rescue operation is underway. The injured are being taken to Barasat Hospital for treatment: Duttapukur Police sources pic.twitter.com/YzKW7cU8gM
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Twelve people were killed in a similar explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur district's Egra in May.
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