Sivakasi records major cracker accident with Diwali around the corner

The crackers stored in the place quickly caught fire leading to a blaze that took over an hour to douse | Sornmathi

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20 Oct 2016, 1:46 pm

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Sivakasi, the cracker hub of India, has come alive ahead of the Deepavali (Diwali) festival that is just a fortnight away | Sornmathi

A spark at a cracker shop in Sivakasi spiralled into a fire that gutted the shop and the adjacent building | Sornmathi

Fire started when crackers were being unloaded from a truck on Thursday afternoon | Sornmathi

Fire service personnel and others managed to rescue 10 injured persons | EPS

Eight of injured ones including women, suffered fatal injuries, and died soon afterwards | EPS

The crackers stored in the place quickly caught fire leading to a blaze that took over an hour to douse | EPS

Fire service personnel and others managed to rescue 10 injured persons | EPS

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