The toll in the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district increased to nine with one more body recovered from a pond. Forensic experts collect evidence from the blast site of an illegal firecracker factory. See pics (Photo/PTI)
Updated On: 2023-08-28 06:51 PM IST
Compiled by : Anagha Sawant
One person was arrested in connection with the blast
The headless body was recovered from a pond while the head was found from the courtyard of a neighbouring house
"The search operations continued the entire night. However, the lack of power in the area and the huge amount of debris scattered made it tough for us to conduct the searches and our investigation. We have arrested one person who was the business partner of the man running the unit," the senior police officer of Barasat Police District told PTI
The explosion in the illegal firecracker factory in North 24 Parganas district took place at around 8:30 am on Sunday. Over 50 houses in the neighbourhood were partially damaged and body parts of workers were found on terraces of several buildings
Police and local administration employed JCB machines to bring down the remaining part of the building, housing the illegal firecracker unit and clear debris from the area
