LIVE: Eleven killed, 36 injured in fire in Tamil Nadu cracker factory

Latest News Stay: Eleven people today died and a lot more than 20 have been hurt Friday when an explosion ripped by way of a fireworks manufacturing facility at Achankulam village in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, multiple reviews explained.

The ‘Sree Maariyamman fireworks’ manufacturing facility experienced saved firecrackers in a area that caught fireplace and led to the explosion, the Indian Categorical web-site noted. Law enforcement instructed the web-site the explosion occurred at all around 1:30 pm. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each and every to the kin of the deceased, composing on Twitter to categorical his condolences.

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