Explosion in fire factory kills five and injures many

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 10 Oct 2016 8:35 AM GMT
Explosion in fire factory kills five  and injures many
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Chennai: Five persons were killed and more than 10 others injured in an explosion in a fire -cracker factory in Viluppuram district in Chennai on Sunday.

The impact of the explosion was so heavy that the entire building where the factory was located was razed to the ground.

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  • The incident occurred in Dindivanum town of Viluppuram.
  • The factory was owned by Ramesh, a resident of Vanur.

  • More than 40 employees were working in the factory.

  • Injured were rushed to the Puducherry JIPMER hospital.

  • C A Shanmugam, Tamil Nadu Law Minister , has visited the site along with officials.
  • Further investigation is underway.

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Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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