Six persons were injured in an explosion at an illegal fire-cracker manufacturing unit in Shikohabad area here this evening, a district official said.
The explosion took place in the premises of a factory in the industrial area on the NH-2. Fire-crackers were illegally being made in the unit, District Magistrate Neha Sharma said.
A fire broke out after the explosion. Fire tenders from different parts of the district were rushed to douse the blaze, the officer said.
Six persons working in the unit were seriously injured and rushed to Agra for medical treatment, the DM said, adding that the matter is being investigated.
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