Thiruvananthapuram, April 23 -- Thirteen people died and several were injured after a fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse in Mundathikode in Thrissur district of Kerala, officials said on Tuesday. Rescuers, mostly local residents, said there was a powerful explosion following the fire which gutted a paddy field.
They added that columns of thick black smoke rose from a cluster of temporary sheds in the middle of the field, where firecrackers were being prepared for Thrissur Pooram, a local annual festival.P12
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