Teen Dies While Bursting Crackers, 2 Dead in Bus Fire Due to Diya: Accidents Dampen Diwali in Some Areas
News 18Several firecracker-related accidents were reported from parts of the country on Monday as the people celebrated Diwali. While a shop and a garment factory were gutted in fire in Delhi on Monday, Maharashtra’s Thane reported 11 incidents of fire due to the bursting of firecrackers, a kid his life in Andhra Pradesh while another lost an eye while bursting Diwali crackers in Hyderabad and a flat in UP’s Greater Noida caught fire in the evening. -Fire at Garment Factory, Restaurant in Delhi Four people were rescued from a garment factory in East Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar area after it caught fire on Monday on Diwali, officials said. At least 11 incidents of fire were reported at different locations in Thane due to the bursting of firecrackers, Thane Municipal Corporation said, adding that no injuries were reported. -Pigeon Net on 13th Floor of Thane Building Destroyed in Fire Caused by ‘Rocket’ Firecracker The pigeon net installed on the 13th floor of a residential building was destroyed in a fire caused by bursting of crackers on Diwali on Monday night in Thane district of Maharashtra, but no casualty was reported, civic officials said.