Bihar: 5 killed, 18 injured in illegal firecracker unit blast
Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Bihar's Nalanda district, said a senior official. The explosion occurred Thursday night at a crowded residential locality, from where a man used to run the unit. He used to live in the house as a tenant, said the District Magistrate of Nalanda.
Out of the injured people, four are in critical condition
The blast claimed the lives of the man's two daughters -- one, a month old, and another aged three -- and his four-year-old son. The man's sister and a neighbor were also killed in the explosion. Eighteen people suffered injuries, four of whom were in serious condition, the DM said, adding that the seriously injured were taken to the Patna Medical College and Hospital.
FIR registered against man for running an illegal firecracker unit
A major fire broke out at the house after the explosion since a huge quantity of inflammable material was stored there. The station house officer of Khasganj, Sher Singh Yadav, has been placed under suspension for his failure to check the activity. An FIR has been registered against the man for running an illegal firecracker-manufacturing unit in a densely-populated locality, the DM added.
