Explosion in two firecracker factories, 10 people died

Chennai. At least 10 people died in explosions in two different firecracker factories in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. There is also news of many people getting injured.

Police said that six of the dead were women. The investigation process is going on to identify the deceased.

A week ago, seven people lost their lives in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Sivakasi and in the last 15 days, 30 people have lost their lives in five separate incidents of firecracker explosions.

Sivakasi is known as the firecracker capital of India, with an annual turnover of around Rs 6,000 crore.
(IANS)