The factory was situated on a field in Farukhnagar
Ghaziabad: A 35-year-old man died in Farukhnagar when an illegal firecracker factory caught fire after an explosion on Friday.
Police said the factory was closed for a long time.
“Huge quantity of explosives were stored in an abandoned firecracker factory. While we still do not know what triggered the fire. There was an explosion which led to wall collapse, and the whole area was engulfed in the fire. An unidentified man of about 35 years of age was found dead with burn injuries,” said an administrative official.
The factory was situated in the midst of a field due to which the impact of the damage was not huge.
“Fire tenders were rushed to the spot which took about an hour to douse the flames and in the meantime police are trying to trace the owner of the factory,” official added.
In November, an illegal consignment of firecrackers was seized from the area. In July, around 250 quintals of explosives used to makeof crackers were seized. In 2017, a similar explosion had taken place in the area which had left four people dead.
Farukhnagar used to be the manufacturing hub for firecrackers until the Supreme Court banned its manufacturing in NCR a few years ago. Since then, residents have been manufacturing it illegally.
The administration from time to time have been raiding the area and have been seizing consignments of explosives, but still firecrackers are being manufactured in huge amounts without the knowledge of officials.
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