More than 18 people have died due to the explosion and fire incident in the cracker factory of Banaskantha in Gujarat. It is being told that this accident happened due to boiler burst. However, according to the district administration, there was no factory at this place, but a license for the warehouse. In this, storage of firecrackers was allowed. Investigation of the accident has found that under the guise of storage, the warehouse operator started making firecrackers here.
According to the Banaskantha police and administration, when there was a blast here, it was ten o’clock in the morning and at the same time the workers were going to start their duty in the warehouse. Suddenly there was a sharp explosion and on seeing this, a part of the roof of the building building flew away. It is being told that more than 25 people working there fell on the ground due to this blast and so the debris of the roof fell on them. So far more than 18 people have died due to being buried in this debris. At the same time, the rest of the people are being searched in the rubble.
Four-five people admitted to hospital
According to sources, more than 30 people including women men and children were present in this warehouse at the time of this accident near Deesa town of Banaskantha. In this regard, Collector of Banaskantha Mihir Patel said that there was a terrible blast. The sound of this blast was heard far and far. In this accident, the entire slab of the warehouse has collapsed. He said that four to five people have been seriously injured in this accident. He has been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Fire in firecrackers
According to Deesa’s subdivision magistrate Neha Panchal, the factory caught fire after the blast. Because of this, so many people got engulfed due to continuous explosion and the roof collapse. He told that at the time of the accident, firecrackers were being made in this building built from the warehouse. It is feared that during this time a cracker may have fallen on the ground and will have a fire. After this, there was a big explosion in other firecrackers. According to the police, some people also lived with their family in this premises and they too have been victims of this blast.