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However, Khiladi, who runs a general merchant shop, had stocked crackers in huge quantity, the DM said.He said four persons, including a woman, were killed in the incident. Thick smoke billowing out from the windows worsened the situation.The rescue team rushed all the injured persons to the hospital. District magistrate Shivakant Dwivedi and SP Triveni Singh also also reached the spot.Dwivedi said Khiladi and his brother Shambhunath Gupta have buildings in the area and run shops on the ground floor. Chaos prevailed as people ran helter-skelter seeking shelter at nearby places. Shambhunath has the license of fireworks trading..