Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- A youth was critically injured while bursting firecrackers on the occasion of Diwali in Odisha's Balasore district on Monday.

The incident took place at Govindpur under Soro police limits in Balasore. The injured has been identified as Babu Mohanty of the village.

Mohanty was bursting firecrackers near his residence in the evening to celebrate Diwali. A firecracker reportedly exploded while Mohanty was holding it in his right hand, reports said.

The explosion was so intense that Mohanty's palm was blown off. The locals rescued Mohanty and rushed him to Balasore District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in a critical condition, they added.

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