Bhubaneswar: Diwali celebration turned into a nightmare for a Balasore youth on Monday.
One Babu Mohanty was critically injured while bursting firecrackers at Govindpur, under Soro police limits in Balasore.
According to locals, a firecracker exploded while Babu held it in his right hand and was about to light it, near his home this evening.
It was a strong explosion, and Babu’s palm was blown off.
Those nearby rushed him to Balasore District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in a critical condition.
A day earlier, a youth in Ganjam district died in an explosion while making firecrackers for Diwali.
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