Rayagada, May 10: A man has been critical and two houses were gutted at Lekhanpur village in Khordha on Friday after an explosion in an illegal firework production unit.
Sources said, illegal firecracker production was going on at Lekhanpur village under the Begunia police limit where a number of people were at work. Meanwhile, a violent explosion took place spreading fire all around. As a result, two houses near the unit caught fire and turned into ashes, leaving one Gourang Charan Patnaik critical.
Being informed, police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot, controlled the flames and
escorted the injured to the hospital for treatment.
