Mohali, November 14
Local residents reportedly continued to burst firecrackers in Dera Bassi till late at night. As many as 22 patients, including eight children, came to the sub-divisional hospital here to seek treatment for injuries due to firecrackers.
Dera Bassi SMO Dr Dharminder Singh said a child has sustained a serious eye injury while all the other were discharged after treatment.
Two of the patients sustained burns while protecting their children from firecrackers. Rakesh Yadav, a resident of Palm City, said as her daughter picked up a firecracker thrown by someone, it exploded in her hand.
At Mahmadpur village, two children were trying to collect leftover firecrackers which left them injured. Ankur, a 14-year-old boy, was injured after a firecracker bursted in his hand at Bhankharpur. Meanwhile, a person from Devinagar suffered a severe head injury during a fight over a tent.
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