Eight killed in Tamil Nadu firecracker factory blast

Chennai, (IANS) | At least eight people were killed and 13 others injured in a blast at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram on Wednesday.

The injured have been admitted to Kancheepuram District Hospital.

The cause of the explosion is not yet known.

Police said 25 people were working in the unit when the explosion occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

Four units of fire brigade reached the factory and doused the fire.

More details about the blast are awaited.

–IANS