Major fire breaks out at firecracker shop in Telangana

Nov 11, 2023, at 08:31 pm

Hyderabad/UNI: A major fire broke out at a cracker shop in the Suncity area of Rajenderanagar in RangaReddy district on Saturday morning.

Supreme Court clarifies the nationwide ban on firecrackers containing barium beyond Delhi NCR

Nov 08, 2023, at 06:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court of India has clarified that its previous directives pertaining to a ban on firecrackers containing barium and certain chemicals extend to all states across the country and are not limited to the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR).

Bengaluru firecracker shop fire: Toll rises to 16

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:13 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: One more person succumbed to burn injuries, taking the death toll to 16 on Thursday in the fire mishap at a firecracker shop in Attibele near the city.

MP: 4 killed, several buried under debris in firecracker godown explosion

Oct 20, 2022, at 11:42 pm

At least four people have been killed and several are feared buried under the debris after an explosion hit a house where firecrackers were stocked in a godown in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, media reports said.

Tamil Nadu fire cracker unit blast toll rises to 8

Sep 09, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Chennai/UNI: With the death of one more person, the toll in last week’s explosion at a firecracker unit at Kurungudi near Kattumannarkovil in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu rose to eight on Wednesday.

2 dead, 5 critical in firecracker unit blast in Andhra

Mar 25, 2019, at 07:59 pm

Visakhapatnam, Mar 25 (UNI): At least two persons were killed and five others critically injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit at Gullepalli under Sabbavaram police station limits in this district on Monday.