Harda Blast

Three more persons have been arrested in connection with the explosion and blaze at the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town that killed 13 people and wounded more than 200, police said on Sunday.

Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred Harda collector and Superintendent of Police (SP), a day after an explosion at a firecracker factory in the district killed 11 people and injured more than 200 others.

Eleven people were killed, and 174 others were injured after a fire erupted at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda on Tuesday, triggering several blasts.

Two owners of the firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town, where an explosion and subsequent blaze killed 11 people and injured 174 others, were arrested by the police on Tuesday evening, hours after the tragic incident, officials said.

At least 20 people have been hospitalised after a fire broke out inside a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda. The flames triggered several explosions, sparking panic in the nearby areas. Some of those injured are in a critical condition

Three more persons have been arrested in connection with the explosion and blaze at the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town that killed 13 people and wounded more than 200, police said on Sunday.

Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.

The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred Harda collector and Superintendent of Police (SP), a day after an explosion at a firecracker factory in the district killed 11 people and injured more than 200 others.

Eleven people were killed, and 174 others were injured after a fire erupted at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda on Tuesday, triggering several blasts.

Two owners of the firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town, where an explosion and subsequent blaze killed 11 people and injured 174 others, were arrested by the police on Tuesday evening, hours after the tragic incident, officials said.

At least 20 people have been hospitalised after a fire broke out inside a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda. The flames triggered several explosions, sparking panic in the nearby areas. Some of those injured are in a critical condition