7 persons killed and several injured in blaze at firecrackers unit in Madhya Pradesh

Seven persons were killed and several others injured after a major fire broke out in a firecrackers factory in Harda town of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said.

A number of people were also feared trapped in and around the



unit, he said. Some videos of the incident surfaced on social media showing the fire with intermittent explosions taking place at the site and people running to save themselves. Three persons were killed and 40 others injured in the blaze at the crackers unit