At least 14 children in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have lost their eyesight after playing with a homemade Diwali toy – homemade carbide guns that experts have compared to a “chemical ...
AIIMS Delhi reports a 19% rise in Diwali eye injuries, many from crude carbide guns. Experts urge a total ban on firecrackers ...
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Carbide guns: The new Diwali 'toy' that cost 14 children their eyesight in Madhya Pradesh
Each Diwali brings new trends in firecrackers, from sparklers to rockets, but this year’s dangerous novelty is the ‘carbide gun’ or ‘desi firecracker gun’. Marketed as toys, these homemade devices are ...
Social media videos showing how to use 'carbide guns' began going viral in the weeks before the Diwali festival.
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