INFO:

A bomb squad reached the blast site on May 17 at a firecracker factory in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur. At least nine people died in the blast that occurred on the morning of May 16 at Khadikul village under the Egra police station. Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated a probe into the incident on directions of the state government. Two people seriously injured in this incident were referred to Kolkata’s SSKM from Egra Super Specialty Hospital. Further details on the incident are awaited.