Tamil Nadu Blast: Eight Killed After Explosion at Fireworks Factory in Sivakasi

Tamil Nadu: Eight people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday afternoon, according to NDTV reports. Five of the dead were women, all factory workers. Two of the injured are in critical condition.

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#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: 8 people died after an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district.

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The cause of the blast is under investigation. Firefighters extinguished the blaze that engulfed the factory after the explosion. Critically injured workers were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. A video shared by ANI shows individuals using a pipe to douse the fire during the incident.