People in a hospital corridor. For representational purposes only.
Bengaluru: More than 150 people are reported to have suffered eye injuries in firecracker-related incidents during Diwali celebrations in Bengaluru, with patients receiving treatment at several eye hospitals across the city.
The reported hospital-wise figures include 51 cases at Narayana Nethralaya and 30 at Minto Eye Hospital. Sankara Eye Hospital has recorded 26 cases, while Prabha Eye Hospital has recorded 15.
Five cases have been reported at Modi Eye Hospital and four at Agarwal Eye Hospital. Six people are receiving treatment at Bangalore Nethralaya in Banashankari. More than 20 additional cases have been reported at other hospitals.
The injuries have affected people lighting firecrackers as well as those nearby. Around half of those injured are reported to have been bystanders or people passing through streets where firecrackers were being burst.
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