Two killed, four hurt in fire at firecracker factory in Agra

By ANI | Published: October 18, 2020 07:31 PM2020-10-18T19:31:15+5:302020-10-18T19:50:18+5:30

A blast that occurred at a firecracker unit in Agra's New Azam Pada area claimed the lives of two persons and injured four on Sunday.

Two killed, four hurt in fire at firecracker factory in Agra | Two killed, four hurt in fire at firecracker factory in Agra

Two killed, four hurt in fire at firecracker factory in Agra

A blast that occurred at a firecracker unit in Agra's New Azam Pada area claimed the lives of two persons and injured four on Sunday.

According to Rohan Pramod Botre, Superintendent of Police, the injured persons have been admitted to the SN Medical College.

"The blast occurred at a factory owned by a man named Chaman Mansuri. Some work was going on at the factory which triggered the blast. We are investigating whether or not they had the required licence and permits," Botre told .

He said that seven to eight ambulances and the fire brigade reached the spot immediately, which handled the situation appropriately.

( With inputs from ANI )

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