Blast in firecracker unit kills minor in Punjab

Chandigarh, Sep 11 : An explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Punjabs Rajpura town on Saturday killed a 10-year-old girl besides wounding three other children, the police said.

The injured have been referred to the PGI hospital here.

The fireworks unit was working in a residential locality in Sant Nagar.The blast was so powerful that it destroyed the firecracker factory besides damaging nearby houses.