Anakapalle (Andhra Pradesh), April 13 -- At least eight workers, including two women, died and seven others sustained injuries in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Kailasapatnam village of Kotauratla Mandal in this district on Sunday afternoon.
Police said all the victims belonged to the Samarlakota in Kakinada district and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
The fire service personnel, who reached the spot, said they recovered eight bodies.
Police suspect that the death toll may rise some workers received critical burns in the incident.
The police are yet to ascertain the exact reason for the explosion.
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh expressed deep condolence to the family members of the deceased....