Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 19-10-2017
An explosion an at unlicensed firecracker factory has killed eight workers and injured 20 other people in Eastern India as Hindu’s celebrate their Diwali festival.
The Associated Press reports (AP) rescuers cleared debris of the collapsed building in a town in Balasore district in Orissa state on Thursday while seven injured people have been hospitalised and others treated and sent home.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blast.
Accidental explosions are common at Indian firework factories as owners often ignore safety standards.
In June, another explosion at a fireworks factory killed 23 workers and injured seven others in a village in Madhya Pradesh state in central India.
The explosion triggered a blaze that engulfed the factory before firefighters put it out.
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