While the entire Punjab and Haryana were celebrating Lohri 2024, a major mishap was averted late Saturday night. A Lohri fire on Saturday exploded when an entire family was warming themselves up by sitting around it. Lohri fire explosion took place in Amritsar's Ajnala and it almost burnt down an entire family. Now, Lohri fire explosion video is going viral on social media and many are wondering how the blast took place? Below is what we know about Ajnala Lohri blast video-
In the Lohri blast, the clothes of people who were sitting near it were burnt. Women and children narrowly escaped from the strong flames. Jaspinder Singh of Chhina village in Ajnala of Amritsar was quoted saying that the entire family was celebrating Lohri on Saturday night. All the family members were sitting around a fire outside the house. After completing all the rituals he started warming the fire. Suddenly there was a loud explosion. Sparks fell on the entire family. No one suffered much harm from the sparks but everyone's clothes got burnt.
Furthermore, Jaspinder Singh said that the fire was lit directly on the concrete floor by the family. Due to which the floor cracked and there was a huge explosion. Before lighting the fire, sand should have been spread on the floor or bricks should have been placed so that the fire does not come in direct contact with the floor.