Two dead in explosion at firecraker unit in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 18 : Two persons died in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing factory at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, said the police on Thursday.

According to the police, an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi and two persons died in the accident.

Further details on the incident are awaited.

Also, earlier in January this year, an explosion took place at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi in Virudhunagar and one person died in the incident, as informed by the officials.