At least five persons, including three children, were charred to death after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Jharkhand's Garhwa, a police officer said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Godarmana Bazar in
Ranka police station area. "Five persons were killed after a blaze erupted at a firecracker shop here. Of these, three are children. We are investigating the incident," Garhwa SP Deepak Pandey told PTI. A police team has reached the spot.