Firecracker Factory Blast in Gujarat’s Banaskantha Kills 13, Several Injured – Rescue Ops Underway

Firecracker Factory Blast in Gujarat’s Banaskantha Kills 13: Thirteen lives were taken due to a massive fire and subsequent explosion in a firecracker storage facility in the Deesa area of Banaskantha district, Gujarat on Tuesday. Four others were left injured.

Banaskantha Collector Mihir Patel shared details about the incident and said, "The entire slab of the structure fell apart from the fire at the firecracker godown in Banaskantha. 13 bodies have been recovered from the site. As the debris from the site is being cleared, we are assessing the situation."

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"4 people have been injured, of which two have been referred to Civil Hospital in Deesa and two others to the Palampur Civil hospital," he said.

According to the Collector, intimation was received at about 9:45 in the morning about an explosion having occurred at the firecracker godown, which resulted in the entire structure coming apart.

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"Today morning, we got information of a large explosion in the industrial area in Deesa. The Fire Department rushed to the site and controlled the fire. Five workers died on the spot of the incident. Four injured workers were referred to different hospitals. The explosion was so huge that the slab of the factory collapsed. We are conducting a search operation to rescue any person who might be buried under debris." he said.

All the structure of the firecracker godown fell apart after the eruption of the blaze.

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