Virudhunagar: Owner of a crackers factory and two others died, while four others were seriously injured in an explosion in Virudhunagar's Sattur in Tamil Nadu.
More than 50 people were working in a crackers factory owned by one Karuppasamy at Manjal Odaipatti near Sattur. The factory is in the business of making licensed crackers.
On Tuesday morning, the factory owner and his cousin Senthil Kumar were mixing explosives for making crackers. While mixing explosives, unexpected friction caused sudden explosion, crumbling the room they were working to the ground.
Vempakkottal police and the fire department officials reached the spot and rushed the injured people to the hospital. Five people were admitted at Kovilpatti Government hospital and two were admitted at Sattur Government hospital.
Senthil Kumar and his cousin Kasi died at Kovilpatti Government hospital while Karuppasamy died at the other hospital. Police officials have filed a case and have started the investigation.
