Woman hurt in explosion from cracker waste

Muzaffarnagar: A woman was seriously injured in an explosion from firecracker waste in Thanabhawan town of Shamli district, police said Saturday.

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Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Shrivastava said the incident took place Friday when the woman set the cracker waste on fire. 

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"The cracker waste was lying with a pile of garbage near a school," he added.

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The woman, identified as Lata Balmiki, was shifted to a hospital and investigation into the case is on, Shrivastava said. (PTI) 

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