Five killed and seven injured in an explosion in a fire-cracker factory in Bengal
Kolkata/Egra, May 16: At least five people were killed and seven critically injured in a huge explosion that rocked a fire-cracker factory at Egra West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a presser at the State Secretariat Nabanna informed that five people were killed and seven injured in the explosion.
Banerjee said the factory was illegal and the culprits will be arrested even if they fled to neighbouring Odisha.
The IC of the local police station will be taken to task for not keeping the information about this illegal fire-cracker factory.
She has asked local party MLAs Manas Bhunia and Tarun Kumar Maity to take stock of the situation.
The injured were rushed to Egra Superspeciality Hospital, where their condition was stated to be critical.
The impact of the explosion was so severe that the factory collapsed completely.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari tweeted, “Huge explosion in Sahara Village in Egra; Purba Medinipur, at the local “Regional Tola-Mool Party” leader Krishnapada Bag’s (alias Bhanu) house. ”
” I am receiving news from the ground that the number of casualties is enormous. Immediately Central Forces should be deployed as dead bodies are being shifted illegally by Mamata Police,”
he alleged.
Adhikari urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah, State Governor C V Ananda Bose and NIA to initiate investigation as early as possible before evidence is “tampered”.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar tweeted, ” In Egra block, East Medinipur, a huge bomb blast took place in which several people have lost life & many injured. ”
He alleged that this happened in the factory of a TMC leader where bombs were being made and said
this raised serious law and order situation before the Panchayat election in the state.
” Is TMC manufacturing bombs at large scale to scare the people before the Panchayat election? ” Majumdar questioned.
” Failure CM @MamataOfficial must answer. Request @AmitShahji to take cognisance of this incident and investigate this matter, ” he stated.
” Public has zero trust on TMC govt, ” he averred.
