Chennai, June 11 -- Three workers were killed and an equal number injured in a blast at
a private cracker manufacturing unit at Vadagarai village in the southern Virudhunagar district
of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Reports received here said the deceased included a woman.
The blast occurred at around 0900 hrs due to friction when the workers were handling chemicals.
The deceased were identified as Ms Goundammal (54) and Karuppiah (37), who were charred
to death on the spot.
Four others--Ganesan (55), Murugan (40), Ms Mariammal (40) and Ms Pechiammal (38)--who
sustained injuries and burns were admitted to Virudhunagar Government Medical College hospital
where Ganesan succumbed this evening, taking the number of deaths to three.
Meanwhil...