19 killed in firecracker factory blast in India

0
199

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — At least 19 people were killed and dozens hurt in a blast at a firecracker factory in India, authorities said Saturday. The blast on Friday afternoon in Virudhunagar district was one of the worst such incidents in years in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Local official R Kannan told AFP that the death toll was likely to go up in the next few hours. “So far 34 people […]