Sivakasi records major cracker accident with Diwali around the corner
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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 | SornmathiA spark at a cracker shop in Sivakasi spiralled into a fire that gutted the shop and the adjacent building | SornmathiFire started when crackers were being unloaded from a truck on Thursday afternoon | SornmathiFire started when crackers were being unloaded from a truck on Thursday afternoon | SornmathiFire service personnel and others managed to rescue 10 injured persons | EPSEight of injured ones including women, suffered fatal injuries, and died soon afterwards | EPSThe crackers stored in the place quickly caught fire leading to a blaze that took over an hour to douse | EPSFire service personnel and others managed to rescue 10 injured persons | EPS
