Five Killed In Blast At Tamil Nadu Firecracker Shop
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Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed grief over the incident and announced cash relief of Rs five lakh to each of the victims' families.
At least five people were killed and as many injured in a blast at a firecracker shop in Sankarapuram town in Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, police said.
Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed grief over the incident and announced cash relief of Rs five lakh to each of the victims' families.
"At least five persons, suspected to be owner and workers, at the firecracker shop put up in Sankarapuram ahead of Diwali, were killed," a senior police officer told PTI.
The five people, who sustained injuries in the blast, were admitted to the Kallakurichi government hospital, he said.
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