PM condoles loss of lives in blast in Punjab firecracker factory
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the blast at a firecracker factory in Punjab as heart-wrenching and hoped for the early recovery of those injured. At least 23 people were killed and over 30 injured in a blast at a firecracker unit in Punjab's Batala on Wednesday.
"The tragedy at a firecracker factory in Punjab is heart-wrenching. Deeply anguished due to it. My condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. I hope the injured recover at the earliest," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi. It said agencies are working on rescue operations at the site of the tragedy.
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