New Delhi, July 6 -- A worker was killed and five others were injured in another explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district on Sunday. This is the second such incident in the area since July 1.

According to the police, a factory foreman has been arrested following the explosion.

A police official said that the explosion at the fireworks unit in Keelathayilpatti village is suspected to have been triggered due to "friction" between chemicals during the manufacturing process.

A worker aged about 50 years was killed and five others sustained injuries, the official said, adding the injured have been rushed to a hospital.

The deceased worker was identified as M Balagurusamy, belonging to ...