Three killed in two cracker tragedies in Andhra Pradesh

Three persons were killed and 11 others critically injured in two separate firecrackers-related tragedies in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, police said.

A person was burnt alive and six others were critically injured in a firecracker explosion in Eluru town. A man was carrying firecrackers on his two-wheeler and the bag



containing “onion bombs” fell on the ground when the motorbike hit a pothole on the road near Ganganamma temple. The firecrackers exploded resulting in the death of the bike rider.

Six others were injured in the tragedy and they were shifted to Eluru government hospital. The condition of two of them is stated to be critical.