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India Explosion Kills 23

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Fireworks exploded in a warehouse in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people and injuring 77.

The explosion occurred after midnight as Hindus set off firecrackers during a religious procession. One of them landed in the warehouse in Chikhalthane village, about 730 miles southwest of New Delhi.

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