One more cracker blast victim dies; casualties rise to 5
On Tuesday, the death toll from an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Bhusandpur village, Tangi police limits in Odisha's Khurda district, reached five.
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Bhubaneswar: On Tuesday, the death toll from an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Bhusandpur village, Tangi police limits in Odisha's Khurda district, reached five.
Dolagobinda Behera (60), who had over 60% burn injuries, died at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
Four men were killed and several others were critically injured when a building under construction in the middle of a paddy field for Dola Purnima and Holi celebrations exploded on Monday. Sahadeb Behera (75), of Khurda's Nirakarpur, Brundaban Sahoo (38) of Puri's Gadishagada, and Niranjan Behera (35) and Baraju Behera (30) of Bhusandpur were identified as the deceased.
SP Khurda According to Siddharth Kataria, no license was granted for the manufacture of firecrackers in that unit, which was located on government land.
Due to deteriorating health conditions, two of the injured were admitted to SCB and the other two were transferred to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar from the district headquarters hospital. In addition to Dolagobinda, two other people were injured: Maheswar Behera (24) and Sudarsan Behera (24). (36). They, too, received more than 60% burns.
What's more shocking is that a man lost his palm last year while making firecrackers for Dola Purnima in the village.
Following a deadly explosion last week, three workers from an illegal cracker manufacturing unit were killed in the Jagatsinghpur district.
