One person was killed and three others, including two children, were seriously injured while preparing crackers for Diwali at Kasampur village under Bhopa police station in the district this evening, police said.
The incident took place when Akshay Kumar (20) was mixing explosive powders to prepare crackers in a steel pot, Circle Officer Saksham Prakash said.
While Akshay died due to explosion, his mother Suman (50) and his two children Nihal (11) and Nishant (8) were seriously injured, the police official said, adding the injured were rushed to a hospital.
