Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s civic authorities have launched a citywide fire safety enforcement drive, a day after a deadly explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in the Ramol area killed nine people, with inspectors issuing 30 notices and sealing four premises during the first round of checks. The crackdown comes as police investigate the blast, which occurred at a unit alleged to have been operating despite its licence having been cancelled.The Ahmedabad Municipal Corp…
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Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) The Ahmedabad City Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the firecracker factory explosion in the city’s Ramol area that claimed nine lives and left six others injured. In an order issued on Sunday, Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut said the SIT had been formed to ensure a “thorough and in-depth investigation” into the case registered at Ramol Police Station following the blast at the New Gujarat…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) The death toll in the explosion and fire at an allegedly illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad’s Ramol area rose to nine on Saturday, with hospital authorities confirming that several victims succumbed to severe burn injuries after being admitted for treatment. According to the latest official updates, nine people were taken to L.G. Hospital following the incident. Four victims, one man and three women, were declared dead before arrival.Of the remaining fi…