Chennai, Aug. 29 -- One person was killed in a blast ata private cracker manufacturing unit at Karuppur village inEttayapuram taluk in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadutoday.
An official release said the incident occurred at 3.00 pmwhen a fire broke out due to friction while handling chemicalsresulting in the blast.
The impact of the explosion was such that the fire has spreadin the households places where the workers were staying.
The deceased was identified as Kandasamy (57), a native ofVisvanatham village in Virudhunagar district.
Meanwhile, expressing deep sorrow and anguish over his death,Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs four lakhto his family and offered his deepest condolences.
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