A massive explosion took place in West Bengal’s Hoogly area on Thursday as police officials tried to defuse seized firecrackers.
The Police had recovered illegal fire crackers from a fire cracker factory in Naihati on Thursday and were destroying it in a secluded river bed when the blast occurred.
According to PTI, the massive explosion occurred as the seized firecrackers went off while being defused by police on banks of Ganga.
Angry locals in Chuchura (Chinsurah) in Hoogly torched two Police vehicles after window panes broke when the illegal fire crackers were being destroyed in the river.
The Police had recovered illegal fire crackers from a fire cracker factory in Naihati on Thursday and were destroying it in a secluded river bed when the blast occurred.
Chandannagar commissioner is on the spot.
A local BJP leader called for an investigation by a Central investigating agency.