Police said that fire brigades and ambulances rushed to the spot soon after information about the explosion was received
An explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district killed four people on Sunday at around 12 noon. The incident occurred in the district’s Maheva village in the Kokhraj police station area and the blast was heard several kilometres from the factory.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, fire brigades and ambulances rushed to the spot soon after information about the explosion was received. Four people died in the explosion, the cause of which is yet to be ascertained, SP Srivastava said. The fire at the factory has been brought under control to a great extent, he added.
The police further said that efforts are being made to identify the deceased.
(with PTI inputs)
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