6 dead due to a blast in a firecracker trader's house in Bihar

New Delhi, July 24: Six people died on Sunday after a house collapsed due to a blast inside the house of a firecracker trader in Chhapra city in Saran district in Bihar.

"Efforts are being made to rescue people trapped under the debris. We're investigating the reason behind the explosion. Forensic team and Bomb disposal squad have also been called:," ANI News quoted Santosh Kumar, Saran SP, as saying.

Bihar | Six people dead after a house collapsed due to a blast in Chhapra. Efforts are being made to rescue people trapped under the debris. We're investigating the reason behind the explosion. Forensic team and Bomb disposal squad have also been called: Santosh Kumar, Saran SP pic.twitter.com/bCJgEMgZHf

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The injured persons have been admitted to the Sadar hospital in Chhapra and their condition is said to be critical.

The blast took place in the house of the person named Riyaz Mian in Khodaibagh village under Khaira police station.

Firecrackers in large quantities were kept in the Mian's house.

Riyaz Mian is a firecracker trader, who allegedly sold crackers illegally during marriages. It is alleged that the house was an illegal manufacturing unit for firecrackers. The intensity of the explosion not only destroyed the house but also damaged the six adjoining houses. Cracks have appeared in more than six adjoining houses, ANI reported.

The cops have said that the explosions were heard non-stop for an hour inside the house, which is located on the banks of a river, as per the reports in the Hindi media.