Firecracker blast: son of the deceased arrested
The Hindu
Police officials step up vigil against illegal units
A day after the blast occurred in an illegal firecracker factory at Medivada village in Ravikamatham mandal in Visakhapatnam district on Sunday evening, the district police have stepped up the vigilance and enforcement on such illegal units.
In the blast on person, Ponagalla Nookaratnam (65), had died on the spot and another elderly woman was injured.
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