8 Killed In Explosion At Fireworks Factory Near Sivakasi In Tamil Nadu

Seven workers, including five women, were killed while three others sustained injuries in a blast at a fireworks-manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi on Thursday. The incident unfolded in the town of Sivakasi, renowned as India's fireworks hub, when fire engulfed a private firecracker manufacturing unit located at Sengamalapatti near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district.

Police and fire service personnel rushed the injured to the government hospital in Sivakasi. (Representational Image / PTI)

Police and fire service personnel rushed to the scene to initiate rescue operations and evacuated the injured to the government hospital.