Blast in Indian fireworks factory kills 14 people
Videos posted by media showed rescue workers and dozens of people milling around a large collapsed structure
PHOTO COURTESY: ANI
It was not clear if the factory in the northern state of Punjab was a legal facility or one of the many illegal fireworks factories dotted across the country with lax safety standards.
"We have recovered 14 dead bodies," said police officer Mukhtiar Singh.
Videos posted by media showed rescue workers and dozens of people milling around a large collapsed structure.
India marks Diwali, the festival of lights, next month when revelers set off countless fireworks.
Gurdaspur: Fire breaks out at a fire-crackers factory in Batala; fire tenders present at the spot. More details awaited. #Punjab pic.twitter.com/bp5P5Xq88y
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2019
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