Two killed, seven injured in fire in cracker factory

Large numbers of party workers and people gathered at Kancheepuram where Tamil Nadu chief minster J Jayalalithaa kicked off her Lok Sabha election campaign on Monday. Here are some images.

The death toll in the blast at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Kancheepuram district rose to four on Wednesday with two more people succumbing to their injuries.

The labourers, hailing from Kancheepuram and Vellore districts, were rescued by volunteers of the International Justice Mission (IJM) and officials from the revenue division.

Kancheepuram taluk police have registered a case holding the unit owner as the prime accused The death toll in the fire accident at a cracker factory in Vayyaavoor near here on Tuesday afternoon rose to four, with two more persons succumbing to their injuries ...

The deceased man, identified as S Raji, a daily wage earner, was among thousands of people who attended the AIADMK meeting where party supremo and chief minister J Jayalalithaa kicked off partys Lok Sabha election campaign.

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