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Blast in firecracker unit kills minor in Punjab

An explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Punjab’s Rajpura town on Saturday killed a 10-year-old girl besides wounding three other children, the police said.

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Chandigarh: An explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Punjab's Rajpura town on Saturday killed a 10-year-old girl besides wounding three other children, the police said. The injured have been referred to the PGI hospital here. The fireworks unit was working in a residential locality in Sant Nagar. The blast was so powerful that it destroyed the firecracker factory besides damaging nearby houses. (IANS)

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