West Bengal Factory Blast: Death Count Rises To 9, Probe Launched
NDTV
According to reports, a team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Kolkata on Tuesday and launched an investigation.
At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated a probe into the incident on directions of the state government.
According to the sources, a team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Kolkata reached the spot at 9.45 pm on Tuesday and launched an investigation with the help of forensic experts after the state government handed over the case to CID.
East Medinipur Superintendent of Police, Amarnath K said, "Till now, 9 bodies have been recovered and efforts are being made to find out if there was any other killed in the incident. Two people seriously injured in this incident have been referred to Kolkata's SSKM from Egra Super Specialty Hospital."
