Garhwa Fire: 5, Including Three Minors Killed in Blaze at Firecracker Shop in Jharkhand

At least five persons, including three children, were killed after a fire broke out at a firecracker shop in Jharkhand's Garhwa on Monday, March 10. The incident occurred at Godarmana Bazar in Ranka police station area.

"Five persons were killed after a blaze erupted at a firecracker shop here. Of these, three are children. We are investigating the incident," Garhwa SP Deepak Pandey told the news agency PTI.

Garhwa, Jharkhand: Five people, including three minors, died as a fire broke out in a firecracker shop in the Ranka police station area. Firecrackers were kept outside the shop. When a fire broke out, children and the shop owner went inside the shop in panic and died of…

— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2025

A police team has reached the spot. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the loss of lives in the incident. 

गढ़वा जिले के रंका प्रखंड में पटाखा दुकान में आग लगने से 5 लोगों की मृत्यु की दुःखद खबर मिली है।
मरांग बुरु दिवंगत लोगों की आत्मा को शांति प्रदान कर शोकाकुल परिवारजनों को दुःख की यह विकट घड़ी सहन करने की शक्ति दे। जिला प्रशासन द्वारा मामले की जांच की जा रही है।

— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) March 10, 2025

"Received the sad news about the death of five people due to a fire that broke out at a firecracker shop in Ranka block of Garhwa. May ‘Marang Buru’ (supreme tribal deity) grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this loss,"  CM Hemant Soren posted on X. He said the case is being investigated by the district administration.