Dynamite News Puri firecracker explosion: Toll mounts to eight, 22 others undergoing treatment
The death toll in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri. Read further on Dynamite News:
Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the explosion of a stockpile of firecrackers in Odisha's Puri mounted to eight on Saturday after two more persons undergoing treatment succumbed to their injuries, a senior official said.
At least 30 people were injured in the explosion that happened during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra on Wednesday night.
Among them, eight persons have died so far and 22 others are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the official of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office said.
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