Bhubaneswar, Nov. 9 -- Diwali festivities turned tragic in several parts of Odisha as firecracker-related accidents left a 14-year-old boy dead and scores of people injured on Sunday.

In an incident reported from Rourkela, a 14-year-old boy lost his life in a firecracker explosion during Diwali celebrations. The incident took place at Kaushalya Nagar under the jurisdiction of Raghunathpali police station.

According to reports, the boy, identified as Chinmay, and his sister were invited to their tuition teacher's house on the occasion of Diwali. While the siblings were walking towards the teacher's house in the evening, a firecracker placed inside a glass bottle exploded on the road.

Glass shards from the bottle flew in all directions a...