Over 122 children were hospitalised in Madhya Pradesh after Diwali due to “carbide guns” — homemade explosive devices made ...

Fourteen children in Madhya Pradesh lost their sight after playing with a dangerous firecracker, known as the carbide gun, ...

Several children reportedly lost their eyesight while playing with a ‘carbide gun’ during Diwali celebrations.

Social media videos showing how to use 'carbide guns' began going viral in the weeks before the Diwali festival.

If eyeballs or retinas suffer damage while using the 'Desi Firecracker Gun' seen in the viral Shorts or Instagram Reels, people may go permanently blind.

These carbide guns or ‘desi firecracker guns’ are made using plastic or tin pipes, and are filled with gunpowder, calcium carbide and matchstick heads. | Latest News India ...

A viral social media trend involving a homemade 'carbide gun' has caused chaos in Madhya Pradesh, leaving over 300 injured ...

Hospitals in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior have been inundated with young patients, their eye wards filling up over a ...

At least 14 children in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have lost their eyesight after playing with a homemade ...

Parents are urged to keep their children away from such dangerous social media challenges and prevent them from buying these ...

AIIMS Delhi reports a 19% rise in Diwali eye injuries, many from crude carbide guns. Experts urge a total ban on firecrackers ...

Carbide guns should be viewed as “chemical bombs, not conventional firecrackers”, the All India Ophthalmological Society ...