Twelve people were charred to death and four others injured in an explosion in an illegal fire cracker factory at Pingla in West Midnapore district late Wednesday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a CID probe into the explosion.
The blast took place around 10 pm at Brahmanbar village in Pingla. Sources said at least 33 people were working in the factory at the time of the blast. Witnesses claimed the impact of the blast scattered the body parts of the victims all over the place and led to cracks in several mud houses in the area.
The factory owner, Ranjan Maity — a Trinamool Congress block-level leader — has been arrested. Ram Maity, who used to run the factory on Ranjan’s behalf, has died along with his wife and child.
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