Over 40 people injured in Diwali firecracker accidents in Panchkula

More than 40 people suffered burn injuries and other wounds in firecracker-related incidents across Panchkula and surrounding areas on Diwali night, turning celebrations into a night of medical emergencies.

The injured were rushed to the emergency department of the District Civil Hospital in Sector 6, Panchkula, where medical teams remained engaged in treating patients late into the night.

Those brought to the hospital included children, women and elderly people. Several patients sustained injuries to their eyes, faces, hands and legs after firecrackers exploded near them or went off while being handled.

Details of injured persons

According to the available hospital details, the injured included:
– Aniket (7), Ramgarh, Panchkula: Sustained an eye injury after being hit by a firecracker.
– Yuvaan Thakur (7), Malla, Panchkula: Suffered serious burns on his hands and legs.
– Aayansh (8), Chandigarh: Sustained burn injuries to his face.
– Adeeb Uzman (10), Chandigarh: Injured his right hand.
– Kavyansh (12), Sector 12A, Panchkula: Suffered burns on his right hand.
– Kartik (13), Ramgarh, Panchkula: Sustained an eye injury caused by a firecracker.
– Sanskar (15), Panchkula: Suffered burns across his face.
– Harshita (18), Sector 10, Panchkula: Sustained serious facial burns.
– Sunny (18), Mauli Jagran: Suffered an injury above his eye.
– Nazarana (20), Mauli Jagran: Sustained a burn injury after a firecracker exploded in her hand.
– Sharda (22), Sector 28, Panchkula: Suffered burns on her hand.
– Janak Lali (22), Majri village: Sustained a serious eye injury.
– Umesh (23), Old Panchkula: Suffered burns on his hand.
– Samarud (24), Sector 20, Panchkula: Admitted with a burn injury to his hand.
– Rahul Mishra (24), Sector 4, Panchkula: Sustained burns in a firecracker-related incident.
– Maninder Yadav (39), Sector 26, Panchkula: Reached the emergency department with an eye injury.
– Balkar Singh (42), Sector 20, Panchkula: Sustained injuries to both eyes and a hand.
– Vivek Kumar Singh (47), Sector 7, Panchkula: Suffered burns on his hand.
– Rajiv Kumar (52), Sector 17, Panchkula: Sustained an eye injury after a fragment from fireworks struck him.

Hospital teams remained on alert
The sudden arrival of a large number of patients with burn injuries kept the hospital’s emergency department busy. The hospital administration had deployed special teams of doctors and paramedical staff to manage the situation.

Medical personnel provided first aid, wound dressing and eye examinations to the injured. Most patients were discharged after receiving initial treatment, while some were kept under observation.