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Blast in firecracker unit kills minor in Punjab

By IANS | Updated: September 11, 2021 19:35 IST

Chandigarh, Sep 11 An explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Punjab's Rajpura town on Saturday killed a ...

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Chandigarh, Sep 11 An explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Punjab's Rajpura town on Saturday killed a 10-year-old girl besides wounding three other children, the police said.

The injured have been referred to the PGI hospital here. The fireworks unit was working in a residential locality in Sant Nagar.

The blast was so powerful that it destroyed the firecracker factory besides damaging nearby houses.

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