<p>Two people, a passenger and co-passenger sustained burn injuries after firecrackers caught fire in a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Thursday evening, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-pollution-79-cases-filed-19005-kg-firecrackers-seized-ahead-of-diwali-23420352" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Delhi police said</strong></a>, reported the ANI.</p>
<p>Both were shifted to IGI Hospital where they are undergoing medical treatment, the officials said.</p>
<p>An inquiry revealed that a passenger who was carrying a small quantity of firecrackers which caught fire while the passenger was on the bus.</p>
<p>Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dwarka, Delhi Police said that a PCR call was received at Chhawla police station about a fire incident on Thursday, according to the ANI.</p>
<p>"Fire broke out in a DTC bus in Dwarka district. Prima facie it seems that fire broke out in firecrackers that were being carried onboard. On inquiry, it was found that a passenger was traveling in a bus carrying a small quantity of crackers. These crackers caught fire in the bus causing small burn injuries to the person carrying them and one co-passenger sitting beside him. Nothing suggesting blast has surfaced so far. Both have been shifted to IGI Hospital. Further investigation is underway," said Delhi police, the news agency reported.</p>
<p><strong>Firecracker laden two-wheeler explodes in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru town, one dies</strong></p>
<p>A man died after the firecrackers he was carrying on a two-wheeler reportedly exploded in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru town on Thursday, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-3-held-from-rajasthan-by-nagpur-police-for-creating-fake-accounts-fake-facebook-accounts-of-cops-to-dupe-people-23420774" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>police</strong></a> said, according to the PTI.</p>
<p>The incident occurred when two persons were transporting a bag of firecrackers bought for Diwali celebrations, police said.</p>
<p>The bag containing "onion bombs" and other crackers exploded after falling on the road, resulting in the death of the rider on the spot, a senior police official told PTI based on preliminary investigation.</p>
<p>The pillion rider and two others standing on the roadside suffered injuries and were admitted to a hospital.</p>
<p>According to police, the impact of the blast was so severe that the legs and other body parts of the two-wheeler rider got dismembered.</p>
<p>CCTV footage aired by TV channels purportedly showed an explosion and some persons running away with dust engulfing the area.</p>
<p>A case was registered and investigations has been launched by the police, said an official.&nbsp;</p>
<p>(with ANI inputs)</p><p>
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Diwali 2024: Two people, a passenger and co-passenger sustained burn injuries after firecrackers caught fire in a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Thursday

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The Delhi police said that it has been found that a passenger was traveling in a bus carrying a small quantity of firecrackers. These crackers caught fire in the bus causing burn injuries to the person carrying them and one co-passenger sitting beside him

Two injured after crackers catch fire onboard DTC bus in Delhi

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