Four persons have been reported to be killed in a blast in cracker factory in Dirba Sub Division of Sangrur district. The explosion was so powereful that a three story building completely collapsed and another building which was under construction also got badly damaged.
The dead, suspected to be employees of the factory, are yet to be identified. The factory is owned by one Pardeep Gandhi. SSP Sangrur Mandeep Singh Sidhu, who reached the spot, said, “Our teams are on the job to find out if any other body is under the debris as the building has been damaged completely.”
Locals rushed for help immediately and were seen assisting distict
officials and police in the rescue efforts. The factory was located in a
residential area.
AS Virk, Sangrur DC, said,”We are yet to know the cause of the blast. As
of now our focus is on relief measures and to assess the damage. A
probe will be done to find out the reasons.”
Regarding this matter, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today expressed profound grief and anguish over the massive explosion in a cracker factory. According to an official spokesperson of Chief Minister's Office, Captain Amarinder Singh directed the Deputy Commissioner Sangrur to ensure the best possible treatment to all the injured at free of cost besides making adequate arrangements for safe evacuation of people from the debris.
Capt Amarinder also asked the Deputy Commissioner to personally supervise the entire rescue operations. Sharing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families, Captain Amarinder Singh prayed to the Almighty to give enormous courage to them to bear this irreparable loss in this hour of grief and grant eternal peace to the departed souls.
