Twenty-three people were killed and 14 others injured in a large explosion at a firecracker factory Wednesday in northern India, police said
New Delhi .
The blast, which took place in Gurdaspur in the northern state of Punjab, gutted a building that was being used to manufacture firecrackers in a residential part of the city. The explosion and ensuing blaze was so fierce that it led to the collapse of the factory building, said inspector general Surinderpal Singh Parmar."We are trying to figure out the cause.
— Capt.Amarinder Singh September 4, 2019 Parmer said the firecracker manufacturers may have been operating illegally."They had not got the license renewed to make firecrackers since the last two years. It seems like a lapse on the part of the manufacturer," he said.Indian President Ram Nath Kovind offered his condolences a tweet, saying:"Saddened to learn about the loss of lives due to an explosion at a firecracker factory in Batala, Punjab.
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