9 killed in firecracker factory blast in India's Tamil Nadu

By PeerzadaArshadHamid

NEW DELHI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and over a dozen others injured in a massive explosion on Thursday at a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said.

The blast took place near Sivakasi area of Virudhunagar district, about 540 km southwest of Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu.

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