Another explosion in firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu, one dead

One person was killed in an explosion in a cracker manufacturing unit at Dharmanayakan Patti in this district, police said.

Friction caused while mixing chemicals were believed to be the reason for the explosion, police said.

Read about the blaze at a Sivakasi firecracker workshop that killed 39.

Also read: Three years on, no action on draft rules for firecrackers.