Four Dead, Six Injured In Explosion At Firecracker Factory In Firozabad, Several Feared Trapped

At least four people were killed and six others sustained injuries after an explosion occurred at a firecracker factory in Firozabad's Naushera on Tuesday, news agency ANI reported citing a senior police official. The injured are currently undergoing treatment. According to the police, the house has collapsed due to the explosion and several people are feared trapped under the rubble. 

"In the Shikohabad PS area, firecrackers were stored at a house and a blast occurred there. Due to the impact of the blast, the roof of a nearby house collapsed. Police took out 10 people from the debris...6 people are undergoing treatment at a hospital and 4 people have died...further rescue operation is still underway," Deepak Kumar IG Agra Range was quoted as saying by ANI. 

Firozabad District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan said that the rescue operations are underway.

"Rescue team is present at the spot. District hospital and sub-district hospital, both are on high alert...team of doctors, ambulance, fire team, disaster team, all are present at the spot," Firozabad District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan said.

Earlier this week, a 26-year-old man was detained for reportedly setting fire to an Ola Electric showroom in Karnataka due to poor service of a recently bought e-scooter. The two-wheeler was purchased by Mohammad Nadeem, a mechanic by business, last month. According to the police commissioner of Kalaburagi, Nadeem took it back for maintenance a few days later, after experiencing issues with the scooter.