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Diwali night fires kill 22 across India

KathmanduPati November 09, 2026

New Delhi [India], November 9 – At least 22 people were killed in fires across Indian cities on Diwali night with many others injured and some still missing. The blazes were linked to fireworks and other causes, local media reports said.

Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest toll with 12 people killed in separate house fires in Katni and Seoni districts. In Katni, six members of one family including three children and a two-month-old infant died. Another six people, including a 16-year-old, were killed in a fire at a jewellery trader’s home in Seoni.

In Maharashtra’s Dharashiv district, six members of a family died in a fire at their home above a grocery shop. One person was also killed in a separate blaze in Mumbai.

Two people died in a fire at a fireworks shop in Rajasthan’s Pali district, where three others remain missing. In Delhi, a 10-year-old boy died after a rocket firecracker struck his stomach.