Three persons were killed and six sustained injuries after a blaze broke out at a firecracker factory in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Tuesday, officials said.<\/p>\n

Several workers are feared trapped as parts of the factory near Deesa town collapsed after the fire led to a series of explosions, inspector Vijay Chaudhary Deesa rural police station said.<\/p>\n

He said firefighters from the Deesa municipality are at the scene to rescue workers trapped in the rubble.<\/p>\n

An official of the district administration said three persons were confirmed dead, and six injured persons have been shifted to the civil hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n

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