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Two feared dead in fireworks shops fire in Uttar Pradesh |
In a tragic mishap ahead of
Diwali festival, two people were feared dead and about a dozen injured when nearly
50 fireworks shops caught fire in Bulandshahar city of Uttar Pradesh. The fire
spread from one shop at a fireworks market set up for festival of lights, Diwali,
in Shikarpur town of Bulandshahar city. Burning of a firecracker around 10.30
a.m. sparked the fire and soon it engulfed about 50 shops. As per local residents,
the fire would have caused a loss of about three million rupees. Meanwhile, the
fire triggered panic among the local residents, as they started running helter-skelter
to save themselves. Police reached the spot after two hours along with firetenders,
as per locals. Anguished locals pelted stones on policemen and rampaged on the
roads raising slogans against the administration. Locals were also anguished that
no fire safety measures were provided by the administration in the firecrackers
market. Firecrackers have traditionally been an important part of "Diwali" festival
to be celebrated on Saturday (October 17). |
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