10 dead, 300 trapped in firecracker factory in TN

September 05, 2012 15:05

Sivakasi firecracker accident. At least 10 people are dead with between 20 and 30 injured when a fire broke out in the Om Sakhti firecracker factory in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. At least 300 people are feared to be trapped inside the factory. At least 10 fire tenders are at the spot, where the fire is still raging. Police fear that the toll could rise to 20. Ten bodies have been pulled out so far.

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