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Balasore: At least five persons were reportedly killed and more than 20 others were injured in an explosion that took place while making crackers at Bahabalpur village in the district on Wednesday.
Confirming about the incident, Balasore SP Niti Sekhar said that more than 25 persons were making crackers in a house illegally during the occurrences of the explosion.
The injured have been admitted to the district headquarters hospital for treatment and the reason behind the blast is yet to be ascertained, he added.
Rescue operation was goin on and the death toll in the mishap was likely to go up as most of the injured were reportedly critical, when the news was filed.
Earlier in the day, a six-year-old girl named Prangya Behera was killed and four others were severely injured in another explosion at an illegal cracker manufacturing unit at Bilipada village under Pipili block in Puri district.
Police have initiated an investigation into the incident.