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Amroha District Magistrate Nidhi Gupta Vats said that a committee has been constituted to investigate the incident.
Senior district officials have reached the site to assess the situation. (ANI)
At least four women workers died and nine others sustained injuries in an explosion at a firecrackers manufacturing factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district on Monday.
The incident took place in Atrasi village under jurisdiction of the Rajabpur police station.
Upon receiving information, the police arrived at the spot and rushed the victims to the hospital.
“Today on 16.06.2025, on receiving information about an explosion in a licensed firecracker factory in village Atrasi under police station Rajabpur area. The local police immediately reached the spot and admitted 09 injured women to the hospital for treatment. The bodies of 04 dead women have been sent for post-mortem. Law and order is normal,” the Amroha Police said in a post on X.
आज दिनांक 16.06.2025 को थाना रजबपुर क्षेत्रान्तर्गत ग्राम अतरासी में लाईसेंसी पटाखा फैक्ट्री में विस्फोट की सूचना पर स्थानीय पुलिस द्वारा तत्काल मौके पर पंहुचकर 09 घायल महिलाओं को उपचार हेतु अस्पताल भर्ती कराया गया है । 04 मृतक महिलाओं के शव को पोस्टमार्टम हेतु भेजा गया है ।…— Amroha Police (@amrohapolice) June 16, 2025
Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said, “Around 12 PM in Thana Rajabpur, Village Atrasi , information was received about an explosion in a licensed firecracker factory. Police, ambulance, and fire brigade teams immediately reached the spot…”
Amroha District Magistrate Nidhi Gupta Vats said that a committee has been constituted to investigate the incident.
“A committee has been constituted to investigate the incident, comprising the Additional Superintendent of Police, along with officials from the Electrical Safety Department and the Fire Services. The committee will examine the circumstances and causes that led to the explosion,” she said.
(With inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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