ILLEGAL FACTORY BLAST IN BENGAL!!!

• Incident:-
  On 31st March,2025
  At least six persons, including three children, have been reportedly killed following a major blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Monday night.
  •Rescue Program & eye witness-
  Locals started to extinguish the fire. Later, they were joined by a huge contingent of cops from the nearby Dholahat police station as well as personnel from the state fire services department.
  The reports said, the blast took place at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory at the residence of a local resident, Chandranath Banik, at around 10 p.m. on Monday. The local people were alerted by the sound of explosions, and when they reached the spot, they saw the entire house engulfed in flames.
  •Police Reports-
  As per the information available, six charred bodies, including three children, have been recovered so far. The local people suspect that the number of casualties is likely to increase further as full-fledged rescue operations are yet to start.
• Past activities in Kolkata-
  West Bengal has witnessed multiple fatal explosions at illegal firecracker factories in recent years. In February this year, four persons were killed and several others were injured following a blast at a firecracker factory at Kalyani in Nadia district of West Bengal.

In 2023, as many as nine persons were killed in a similar blast at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in East Midnapore district. There were similar blasts at Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas and Duttapukur in North 24 Parganas districts during the last couple of years, killing several people.
But ,Every time after the blasts, the administration warns of strong actions against such illegal firecracker entities. Police raids continue for some time and fade away soon.