Explosion at India firecracker factory kills 11, including eight children
- LUCKNOW, India - An explosion at a firecracker factory in northern India on Aug 31 killed at least 11 people, including eight children, police said.
- The powerful explosion in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh state caused the collapse of several nearby houses where most of the dead resided, according to local media reports.
- The deceased children were between the ages of four and 13, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
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- LUCKNOW, India - An explosion at a firecracker factory in northern India on Aug 31 killed at least 11 people, including eight children, police said.
- The powerful explosion in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh state caused the collapse of several nearby houses where most of the dead resided, according to local media reports.
- The deceased children were between the ages of four and 13, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
Sources: Straitstimes