Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Suspected Illegal Firecracker Blast Kills One, Injures Four in Odisha
A firecracker explosion happened at a house in Odisha on Thursday.
The house was in Mahilo village, in Jagatsinghpur district.
Manoranjan Swain died, and four other people were hurt, according to the preliminary account.
One injured person was in critical condition and was taken to Cuttack for treatment.
The other three were taken to a hospital in Jagatsinghpur.
The blast badly damaged the house, and firecracker packets were found nearby.
Police are investigating whether firecrackers were being made illegally there.
An early police statement described the number of injured differently from the later account, so details may be updated.
A firecracker explosion at a house in Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, killed Manoranjan Swain and injured four people, according to preliminary information.
The blast occurred during the daytime on Thursday in Mahilo village.
One injured person was reportedly in critical condition and was taken to Cuttack for treatment; three others were taken to Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital.
Police suspect illegal firecracker manufacturing at the residence and have opened an investigation.
The explosion severely damaged the house, and packets of firecrackers were found scattered nearby.
- Who
- Manoranjan Swain died and four other people were reported injured; Odisha police are investigating.
- What
- A firecracker explosion at a house killed one person and injured four, according to preliminary information.
- When
- Thursday afternoon, during the daytime; no calendar date is given.
- Where
- A house in Mahilo village, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, under Tirtol police station limits.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; police suspect illegal firecracker manufacturing at the residence.
- Fatalities
- One: Manoranjan Swain
- Injuries
- Four reported in the preliminary account; one was reportedly in critical condition.
- Incident location
- Mahilo village, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha
- Timing
- Thursday afternoon; the article gives no calendar date.
- Hospital treatment
- Three injured people were taken to Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital; one critically injured person was taken to Cuttack.
- Police suspicion
- Possible illegal firecracker manufacturing at the residence.
- Injury-count discrepancy
- An initial police account said five people were injured, while the later preliminary account reported four injured in addition to the fatality.