Tamil Nadu cracker industry fire: 9 killed, 5 injured
Reports said the workers were inside the factory when suddenly crackers exploded, causing the fire. The fire was doused later and the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital, police said.
54 were killed in a deadly fire in a cracker factory in TN earlier this year
Tamil Nadu saw a massive tragedy earlier this year when 54 people were burnt to death while 50 others were injured after a devastating fire engulfed a cracker factory at nearby Mudhalippati. According to witnesses, the intensity of the explosions that caused the blaze was so strong that they could be heard from a distance of two square kilometres.
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Story first published: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 14:18 [IST]