{"id":107675,"date":"2023-08-27T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=107675"},"modified":"2023-08-27T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:35:16","slug":"tragedy-strikes-fatal-explosion-at-illegal-firecracker-manufacturing-unit-in-duttapukur-west-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=107675","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Explosion at Illegal Firecracker Manufacturing Unit in Duttapukur, West Bengal&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/logo_new-2-1-1-4-1-3-1-7.png?resize=151%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Duttapukur, West Bengal&#8217;s North 24 Paraganas district, has resulted in multiple fatalities. Rescue officials have confirmed casualties and have already<a href=\"http:\/\/recovered five bodies\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>recovered five bodies<\/strong><\/span><\/a> from the rubble of the destroyed unit. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107676\" style=\"width: 729px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Explosion at Illegal Firecracker Manufacturing Unit in Duttapukur\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-107676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AA1fPDK0.jpeg?resize=729%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Explosion at Illegal Firecracker Manufacturing Unit in Duttapukur\" width=\"729\" height=\"464\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AA1fPDK0.jpeg?w=465&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/AA1fPDK0.jpeg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Tragedy Strikes: Fatal Explosion at Illegal Firecracker Manufacturing Unit in Duttapukur<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Asish Ghosh, a fire station officer, stated that five bodies have been found thus far. Police sources in Duttapukur have expressed concerns that there may be additional deaths and injuries due to the explosion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Duttapukur, West Bengal&#8217;s North 24 Paraganas district, has resulted in multiple fatalities. Rescue officials have confirmed casualties and have already recovered five bodies from the rubble of the destroyed unit. Asish Ghosh, a fire station officer, stated that five bodies have been found thus far. 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