Five children hurt in cracker blast in Muzaffarnagar

The injured have been identified as Savan (7), Ummed (8), Rihan (9), Ankit (10) and Amir (10).

Five children were injured in a firecracker blast during a wedding procession at a Muzaffarnagar village on Sunday, police said.

Circle Officer Virjashanker Tripathi said a bag containing crackers had caught fire, resulting in the incident. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO | Representational Image)

The injured have been identified as Savan (7), Ummed (8), Rihan (9), Ankit (10) and Amir (10). According to police, the incident took place during the departure of a “baraat” at Palda village under the Shahpur police station.

Circle Officer Virjashanker Tripathi said a bag containing crackers had caught fire, resulting in the incident.

The injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment, he said.