(By Amit Tripathi)At least seven people have been killed in a blast at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's North 24 Paraganas district. The explosion took place in an illegal firecracker factory in Duttapukur. #WATCH | West Bengal: Police and bomb disposal squad present at the spot after five people were killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Duttapukur. pic.twitter.com/X3ZhqUyKsS August 27, 2023#WATCH | West Bengal: Several people feared dead in an explosion at the Illegal crackers factory in Duttapukur. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary alleged that the blast suggests the Bengal government has given permission to use explosives wherever one wants.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 27, 2023 09:54 UTC