<p>At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said on Thursday.</p><p>Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee, a water body, to witness the rituals when the accident happened on Wednesday night, a senior officer said.</p><p>"One boy succumbed to his injuries at SCB Medical College in Cuttack and two others died while undergoing treatment in private hospitals in Bhubaneswar," he said.</p><p>Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana and Health Secretary Shalini Pandit visited different hospitals late Wednesday night to supervise the treatment of the injured people.</p><p>Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday morning visited a private hospital here to meet the injured persons.</p><p>Patnaik talked to doctors of the health facility and enquired about the condition of the patients.</p>.Delhi Fire Services got over 200 calls on May 29, highest so far this year.<p>The injured people were admitted to various private and government hospitals in Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the health secretary said.</p><p>“Several teams of doctors are trying their best to save the lives of the injured people. As the first 48-hour period is critical for such cases, we are monitoring their health condition,” Pandit told reporters this morning.</p><p>She said that the state government is bearing the treatment cost of all those injured in the accident.</p><p>A group of devotees were celebrating the festival with crackers. Suddenly, a splinter from the burning crackers struck the heap, leading to the explosion, said Puri SP Pinak Mishra.</p>
<p>At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a stockpile of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha's Puri, police said on Thursday.</p><p>Hundreds of people had gathered on the banks of Narendra Pushkarinee, a water body, to witness the rituals when the accident happened on Wednesday night, a senior officer said.</p><p>"One boy succumbed to his injuries at SCB Medical College in Cuttack and two others died while undergoing treatment in private hospitals in Bhubaneswar," he said.</p><p>Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana and Health Secretary Shalini Pandit visited different hospitals late Wednesday night to supervise the treatment of the injured people.</p><p>Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday morning visited a private hospital here to meet the injured persons.</p><p>Patnaik talked to doctors of the health facility and enquired about the condition of the patients.</p>.Delhi Fire Services got over 200 calls on May 29, highest so far this year.<p>The injured people were admitted to various private and government hospitals in Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, the health secretary said.</p><p>“Several teams of doctors are trying their best to save the lives of the injured people. As the first 48-hour period is critical for such cases, we are monitoring their health condition,” Pandit told reporters this morning.</p><p>She said that the state government is bearing the treatment cost of all those injured in the accident.</p><p>A group of devotees were celebrating the festival with crackers. Suddenly, a splinter from the burning crackers struck the heap, leading to the explosion, said Puri SP Pinak Mishra.</p>