2025 Gujarat factory fire
On 1 April 2025, at least 21 workers were killed and six others were injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse on the suburbs of Deesa town in Banaskantha district in Gujarat, India.[1]
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia payment of INR 200,000 to the next of kin of the victims.[2]
Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel announced a financial assistance of INR 0.4 million to the families of the victims and INR 50,000 to the injured persons.[3]
A forensic probe confirmed that the blast was triggered by aluminium powder.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Seven children among 21 killed in Gujarat firecracker godown blast". The Indian Express. 2 April 2025.
- ^ "At least 21 killed as blast flattens illegal firecracker godown in Gujarat's Banaskantha". The Hindu. 1 April 2025.
- ^ "At least 20 feared dead after massive blast at firework factory in Gujarat". Deccan Herald. 1 April 2025.
- ^ Kshatriya, Dilip Singh (3 April 2025). "Aluminium powder triggered Gujarat warehouse explosion: Forensic probe". The New Indian Express.
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