5 killed, several injured in firecracker factory blast in Punjab
The incident occurred in the two-storey factory unit located on Singhawali-Kotli road in Sri Muktsar Sahib. The cause behind the blast is under investigation
Published Date - 30 May 2025, 09:15 AM
Chandigarh: Five migrant labourers were killed and several were injured in a blast in a firecracker manufacturing and packaging unit near a village in Punjab’s Sri Muktsar Sahib on Friday, police said.
The incident occurred in the two-storey factory unit located on Singhawali-Kotli road in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, Jaspal Singh, said over the phone. The cause behind the blast is under investigation, the DSP said.
