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Eight individuals died in a blast at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu. Several others are severely injured. Read beneath to know particulars.
Eight individuals have been discovered useless and several sustained accidents in an explosion in the godown of a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district on Saturday morning. Krishnagiri Superintendant of Police Saroj Kumar Thakore mentioned that the blast befell contained in the firecracker factory owned by one Ravi in the Pazhayapettai space.
The blaze unfold to close by retailers and homes. Police and hearth personnel rushed to the spot and carried out rescue operations. “As many as seven individuals have been declared useless and the few others injured have been taken to a close-by Government hospital for remedy,” mentioned Thakore.
Thakore later mentioned that yet one more particular person had died in the mishap. The injured and rescued individuals have been despatched to Krishnagiri Government Medical College Hospital for remedy.
Further particulars into the matter are awaited. Earlier, two individuals died after an explosion befell at a firecracker manufacturing factory at Sivakasi City in the Virudhunagar district on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Modi expressing grief on the matter mentioned, “Deeply saddened by the tragic mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, resulting in the loss of precious lives. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims during this extremely difficult time. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”
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(With inputs from wire)
