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Delhi: 10-year-old boy dies after firecracker explodes in his hands

Delhi: 10-year-old boy dies after firecracker explodes in his hands

What's behind this

During Diwali, major Delhi hospitals treated a total of 397 burn injury patients. AIIMS Delhi recorded 42 cases, including 11 serious injuries, while Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS together reported more than 170 cases over two days, with firecrackers identified as the main cause and children prominently among the victims. The injuries ranged from minor burns to severe cases requiring surgery and intensive‑care support.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Boy suffered burns to his chest while bursting a flower-pot firecracker outside his home on Diwali night

    — The National Herald

  • center · 1 outlet

    A 10-year-old boy died as a firecracker he was bursting exploded in his hand outside his house in northwest Delhi’s Narela area, police said on Monday. The incident took place around 9.45 pm amid Diwali festivities on Sunday, when the boy was bursting a hand-held ‘anar’ (flower-pot firecracker). A…

    — The Tribune

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Boy suffered burns to his chest while bursting a flower-pot firecracker outside his home on Diwali night

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  3. The National Herald Center-Left The Associated Journals Ltd. Current article

    Delhi: 10-year-old boy dies after firecracker explodes in his hands

    Boy suffered burns to his chest while bursting a flower-pot firecracker outside his home on Diwali night

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  5. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Over 200 cases registered in Delhi for bursting firecrackers beyond permitted hours on Diwali

    More than 200 cases were registered across Delhi for bursting firecrackers beyond the hours permitted by the Supreme Court on Diwali, police officials said on Monday. The highest number of cases was reported in west Delhi, where 62 cases were registered. More than 50 cases were recorded in outer…

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