Explosion at firecracker factory in India kills at least 8

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Thu, 19 Oct 2017 - 02:40 GMT

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Participants light earthen oil lamps on the banks of the Sarayu river in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records for the largest display of oil lamps during Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya -- REUTERS

Participants light earthen oil lamps on the banks of the Sarayu river in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records for the largest display of oil lamps during Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya -- REUTERS

NEW DELHI – 19 October 2017: An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker factory killed at least eight workers and injured 20 others in eastern India on Wednesday, a day ahead of Hindu's most popular Diwali festival, ABC News reported.

A police officer said the number of casualties was likely to go up because several people were feared trapped under the collapsed building in a town in Balasore district in Orissa state.

Balasore district administrator Pramod Kumar Das said a huge explosion took place as firecrackers were being made in a house used as a factory without a legal license, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

In June, another explosion at a fireworks factory killed 23 workers and injured seven others in a village in Madhya Pradesh state in central India.

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