Six people were killed and 40 others were injured in a blast in an illegal firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Harda on Tuesday morning, people familiar with the matter said.
The administration is trying to control the fire which spread to more than 60 nearby houses in Bairagarh locality of Harda district. They have evacuated more than 100 houses. There are continuous explosions in the factory.
Harda superintendent of police (SP) Sanjeev Kanchan said, “There was a massive explosion in the factory on Tuesday morning. The whole city was engulfed with black smoke. After receiving the information, fire brigade vehicles were sent to the spot. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. Ambulances and fire engines have been called from Harda, Betul, Khandwa and Narmadapuram.”
