23 killed in Indian fireworks explosionAn explosion at an illegal fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to factory in northern India India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 est pop. 1,080,264,000), 1,261,810 sq mi (3,268,090 sq km), S Asia. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier (c. killed at least 23 people, 10 of them children, police said Thursday. "There was a house in which fireworks were being made illegally," said police official Rohit Mahajan Mahajan is an Indian surname, found among the Vaishya castes (business communities). In India surname Mahajan is used by two communities: - one residing in North of India(mainly on the Amritsar to Jammu belt) and another belonging to North Maharashtra. . "An explosion went off in one man's house and it collapsed." Five other houses also collapsed and 18 people were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the explosion late Wednesday, he said. The explosion occurred in the village of Deeg in Rajasthan state, around 160 kilometres (100 miles) from the Indian capital. "Rescue operations are on and we fear more recovery of bodies from the debris debris /de·bris/ (de-bre´) fragments of devitalized tissue or foreign matter. In dentistry, soft foreign material loosely attached to a tooth surface. ," Deeg police officer Prem Shankar Meena added. Rajasthan's home secretary S.N. Thanvi said an inquiry had been ordered. Many families produce fireworks in their homes in hazardous conditions ahead of Diwali -- the festival of lights that will be celebrated on Tuesday. A national ban on engaging children in hazardous sectors such as the fireworks industry is largely ignored in India. 
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