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Rajasthan: Seven killed, several injured in cracker factory fire in Jaipur

Jaipur, June 9 (UNI) At least 7 persons were killed several others injured in a massive fire that broke out in the godown of an 'illegal cracker factory in Khoh Nagauriya area on outskirts of Jaipur today.
According police and fire brigade sources, one Feroze of New Delhi in association with Wasim was running illegal cracker factory and godown in the Aayesha Nagar Talai Colony. The fire broke out around 11:15am in the portion where crackers made in the nearby factory were stored.
Around 20 labourers were at work in the factory when the mishap took place. While some were rescued by locals and emergency rescue teams of the police and the civil defence, some ran for safety on their own.
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