An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday (April 1), officials said.
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00:00An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India killed 21 people and injured
00:08several others on Tuesday.
00:10Authorities said the powerful blast caused the concrete roof to collapse, leading to
00:14multiple casualties.
00:16Mihir Patel, the district's top government official, described the explosion as so intense
00:23that some victims' body parts were found scattered in a farm 200 to 300 meters away.
00:29He added that many victims' families lived on the factory premises, which was operating
00:34without a license.
00:36Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.