Four killed in cracker explosion in Odisha’s Khurda

BHUBANESWAR: As many as four men were killed and several others critically injured following explosion caused by firecrackers they were making in a small room at Bhusandpur village in Khurda district on Monday.
“We are trying to ascertain the identities of the four deceased. The injured have been admitted to hospital,” Khurda SP, Siddharth Kataria said.
Preliminary investigation revealed some local people were making powerful crackers and explosives ahead of Dola Purnima festival in their village on Tuesday. Huge quantities of crackers were stored in the room.
“That was not a cracker manufacturing unit. We will find out who were preparing the crackers and whether they had obtained permission,” another police official said.
Last week, two workers of an illegal cracker manufacturing unit were killed following a deadly explosion in Jagatsinghpur district.