7 fire accidents, 23 deaths: Diwali blazes bring grief to families from Delhi to Maharashtra, MP

Seven separate fire incidents on Diwali caused 23 deaths across India: six people died in a grocery‑shop fire in Dhara Shiv, Maharashtra; six in a three‑storey building fire in Katni, Madhya Pradesh; six in a three‑storey building fire in Sihora, Madhya Pradesh; one elderly person died in a hardware store fire in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; a child died from a firecracker explosion in Narela, Delhi; two people died in a fireworks‑shop fire in Pali, Rajasthan; and a child died in a house fire in Cuttack, Odisha.

Source: 7 fire accidents, 23 deaths: Diwali blazes bring grief to families from Delhi to Maharashtra, MP — India Today

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