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Illegal Firecracker Factory Blast in Bareilly: 6 Dead

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-04T07:57:27.109248+05:30

- **Explosion** at an illegal firecracker unit in Bareilly's Kalyanpur locality killed **six** and injured four. - **Four policemen** suspended and local SHO removed for **negligence**. - Main accused **Nasir Shah** arrested; he had a licence to sell, not manufacture, firecrackers. - **Three houses** razed, several others damaged; **ten people** initially trapped. - **Departmental inquiry** ordered against circle officer and chief fire officer. Source: [The Times Of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/tragic-bareilly-blast-6-dead-4-cops-suspended-in-firecracker-unit-incident/articleshow/113918285.cms), [Ndtv](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bareilly-firecracker-factory-blast-6-killed-main-accused-arrested-say-cops-6710626), [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/bareilly-cracker-factory-blast-toll-up-to-6-main-accused-held-101727974902988.html)

Explosion at an illegal firecracker unit in Bareilly's Kalyanpur locality killed six and injured four.
Four policemen suspended and local SHO removed for negligence.
Main accused Nasir Shah arrested; he had a licence to sell, not manufacture, firecrackers.
Three houses razed, several others damaged; ten people initially trapped.
Departmental inquiry ordered against circle officer and chief fire officer.