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Seven persons were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out following a blast at an alleged illegal firecracker warehouse in a residential
Seven persons were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out following a blast at an alleged illegal firecracker warehouse in a residential neighbourhood of Khoh Nagoriyan area in Jaipur on Tuesday (June 9, 2026). The massive fire erupted at a small house in Ayesha Nagar Talai Colony, where a large quantity of firecrackers was allegedly being stored. Of the six persons rushed to Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital, one was brought in dead and others succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
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The house appeared to be functioning as a storage facility for firecrackers, situated adjacent to a manufacturing unit. Preliminary investigation suggested that highly inflammable material
stored inside the premises might have triggered the explosion.
