Bengaluru firecracker injuries surge; pregnant woman, child critical in ICU

A surge in firecracker-related injuries during the festival of lights has overwhelmed Bengaluru hospitals, with two critical cases—a seven-month-pregnant woman and an eight-year-old boy—in the ICU at Victoria Hospital's Mahabodhi Burns Centre. The incident highlights recurring public-health risks during Diwali, though the full scale of injuries and any policy response remain unclear.

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