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Two-year-old dies after firecracker explodes in his mouth in Chhattisgarh
A two-year-old boy died after a firecracker exploded in his mouth in Surguja district, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
His family said he put a small pop-pop firecracker, known locally as a lehsun, in his mouth while playing on November 9.
The blast injured his gums and caused bleeding, according to his father.
The boy was taken to a health centre in Sitapur, then returned the next day when the bleeding started again.
He was later taken to a hospital in Ambikapur, where he died from his injuries on November 11.
Police have registered the death as accidental and are investigating what happened.
A two-year-old boy died after a pop-pop firecracker exploded inside his mouth in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district.
His family said he put the firecracker in his mouth while playing on November 9.
The blast injured his gums and caused bleeding.
After being treated at a community health centre and a mission hospital, he died on November 11.
Police registered an accidental death report and are investigating.
- Who
- Aditya, a two-year-old boy.
- What
- He died after a firecracker exploded inside his mouth.
- When
- The firecracker exploded on November 9; he died on November 11.
- Where
- Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. He was treated in Sitapur and Ambikapur.
- Why
- The firecracker exploded after he put it in his mouth while playing.
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Aditya put a pop-pop firecracker in his mouth while playing, and it exploded.
After the bleeding started again, his parents took him back to the community health centre.
He was taken to a mission hospital in Ambikapur and died that night.
- Victim
- Aditya, aged two
- District
- Surguja, Chhattisgarh
- Firecracker
- Pop-pop, also called lehsun
- Incident date
- November 9
- Hospital
- Mission hospital in Ambikapur