Overview
- The explosion at Rana Fire Works in Naya Gaon occurred on Friday, July 24, at around 5 pm and killed two workers while two others remain missing.
- Rescue teams, police and the fire service searched rubble for trapped people, shifted several injured to hospitals and recovered two badly mutilated bodies identified as Deepraj, 23, and Sandeep, 25.
- District officials have sealed the factory and ordered a magisterial inquiry with the SDM directed to review whether the unit met licence conditions and basic safety norms.
- Police said preliminary findings point to negligence or improper handling and storage of explosive material and workers reported large Diwali-bound stocks of firecrackers on the premises.
- The blast was heard up to two kilometres away and sent thick black smoke over nearby villages, a disruption that could lead to tighter local inspections and enforcement of explosives rules.