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A powerful explosion at a firecracker godown in Haladidiha locality near Bhadrak-Chandbali road in Bhadrak district claimed two lives and left five more injured on Tuesday.

Among the seven, two were critically injured and later died while undergoing treatment in SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack later in the day.

According to official sources, the seven people, including four women and a minor boy, had sustained grievous injuries after a fire broke out at a cracker manufacturing unit. The fatal incident occurred at the Haladidiha bypass under the Rural Police limits. Four women and the boy are among the serious...