Chennai, Feb. 24 -- In a tragic incident, three women were killed in a blast at a private cracker manufacturing unit at Kambainallur village in Kaarimangalam Taluk in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu on Monday afternoon.
An official release said Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed sorrow over the incident and announced a solatium of Rs four lakh each to their families.
He said the blast occurred at a private cracker unit at around 1400 hrs in which three women, Thirumalar (38), Senbagam (35) and Thirumanju (33) were killed on the spot.
Reports received here said the blast occurred due to friction while mixing chemicals for making crackers.
Police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot, extinguished the fire and shifted the bodie...