An explosion took place at a firecracker factory, in Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu on September 4,2020 TwitterAn investigation is underway to establish the reason the explosion occurredSeven people were killed and four were critically injured after an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, NDTV reported. The police said the factory owner also died in the incident. The factory is in Kattumannarkoil town of the district, 190 km from state capital Chennai. “It is a licenced unit near Kattumannarkoil,” Cuddalore Superintendent of Police Sree Abhinav said. Investigation is on into whether they were making country-made bombs and whether they were using only permitted explosives.”An investigation is underway to establish the reason the explosion occurred.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 04, 2020 07:52 UTC