West Bengal’s Duttapukur firecracker factory blast kills 8 and injures 5

News Guard Verified Post

Duttapukur: In North 24 Paraganas’s Duttapukur, not far from West Bengal State University, a massive explosion caused the deaths of eight people and injured five others.

The roof was completely blown off of the building, and the bodies of the victims were left charred and dismembered on the highways, according to the news reporter of AFPR NEWS on the ground.

Duttapukur Fire In Illegal Fire Cracker Factory
Duttapukur Fire In Illegal Fire Cracker Factory

The police have barricaded and isolated the entire area in order to prevent any further disturbances.

According to witnesses, the explosion occurred around 10 a.m. at the factory in Nilgunj’s Moshpole, around 30 kilometres north of Kolkata, Several people were working at the factory in Nilgunj’s Moshpole in Duttapukur police station area, around 30 kilometres north of Kolkata, when the explosion occurred.

Duttapukur Fire In Illegal Fire Cracker Factory
Duttapukur Fire In Illegal Fire Cracker Factory

According to a police official, a number of people were injured in the explosion. The injured were taken to a local hospital where they are being treated for their injuries.

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