• 6 people were killed in a large explosion at a Chapra firework manufacturing facility in Bihar

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    6 people were killed in a large explosion at a Chapra firework manufacturing facility in Bihar

    The explosion took place in the house of a person named Riyaz Mian in Khodaibagh village under Khaira police station, where firecrackers were kept in large quantities.


     

    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: At least 6 people were killed and several
    others were injured after a blast took place in a building in Chapra district,
    Bihar.



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    According
    to reports, the explosion took place at a house where firecrackers were used to
    be manufactured.



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    "Six
    people dead after a house collapsed due to a blast in Chhapra. Efforts are
    being made to rescue people trapped under the debris. We're investigating the
    reason behind the explosion. Forensic team and Bomb disposal squad have also
    been called," said Santosh Kumar, Saran SP.



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    The
    explosion took place in the house of a person named Riyaz Mian in Khodaibagh
    village under Khaira police station, where firecrackers were kept in large
    quantities.



    Riyaz
    Mian is a firecracker trader, who allegedly sold crackers illegally during
    marriages.



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    The
    explosion was so intense that his house was completely destroyed while cracks
    appeared in more than six adjoining houses. The police and firemen have
    recovered three bodies from the from the debris, including a woman and a child,
    which are yet to be identified.



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    According
    to the local police, five more persons are trapped inside the debris which
    could further increase the death toll.



    The
    injured persons have been admitted to the Sadar hospital in Chhapra where their
    condition is stated to be critical.