Times of Islamabad

Blast in Indian Punjab kills atleast 14 workers

Blast in Indian Punjab kills atleast 14 workers

*NEW DELHI: A Blast in Indian Punjab kills atleast 14 workers, Indian mediahas reported. *

A blast at a fireworks factory in India on Wednesday killed 14 people,police said, weeks ahead of a Hindu festival marked by the lighting ofmillions of firecrackers.

It was not clear if the factory in the northern state of Punjab was a legalfacility or one of the many illegal fireworks factories dotted across thecountry with lax safety standards.

“We have recovered 14 dead bodies,” said police officer Mukhtiar Singh