Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 2

Illegal transportation of country made firecrackers blast due to increased temperature and friction produced – A case report

1Head of Department & Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Varun Krishna, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences, Puducherry, E-mail: krish9t2@gmail.com Contact: +919894117050

Online published on 27 May, 2025.

Abstract

Fireworks related deaths in India are not an unusual occurrence. The fatalities frequently occur from incorrect handling of chemicals during the manufacturing process of fireworks. This case series highlights the single tragic incidence of father and son died due to explosion of country made cracker while travelling in two wheelers with high humidity and recorded atmospheric temperature of 38 Celsius. And this case highlights the dangers of country made crackers when it is handled without any precautions for transportation.

Keywords

Country Made Firecrackers, Blast Injuries, Illegal Transportation, Marshall Triad