Sivakasi Firecracker Factory Explosion

At least two people were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu this morning, officials said.

With one more person succumbing to injuries at the government hospital in Sivakasi on Thursday, the toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit has gone up to eight, police said.

One more person succumbed to injuries at Madurai Rajaji government hospital today putting the death toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi up to six, police said today.

With two more persons succumbing to their injuries in the hospital, the toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi has gone up to five even as three persons were arrested in the case, police said on Monday.

Three people have died in an explosion in a cracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. Five more have been injured. The victims were workers of the unit at Narayanapuram village, four kms away from Sivakasi, the country's fireworks hub.

At least two people were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu this morning, officials said.

With one more person succumbing to injuries at the government hospital in Sivakasi on Thursday, the toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit has gone up to eight, police said.

One more person succumbed to injuries at Madurai Rajaji government hospital today putting the death toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi up to six, police said today.

With two more persons succumbing to their injuries in the hospital, the toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi has gone up to five even as three persons were arrested in the case, police said on Monday.

Three people have died in an explosion in a cracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. Five more have been injured. The victims were workers of the unit at Narayanapuram village, four kms away from Sivakasi, the country's fireworks hub.