BARILI, Cebu — Two customers allegedly tested a firecracker inside a regulated selling zone, triggering a blaze that destroyed nine firecracker stalls at Sitio Estaca, Barangay Minolos in this town.

Ahead of Diwali, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) conducted noise level tests on firecrackers on October 16 near its River Ghat office in Pune. The tests, conducted from four distances, ...