Earlier in the day, three people had initially been reported dead following a fire that broke out in a firecracker manufacturing unit in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district during the early hours.
Three people died after a fire broke out in a firecracker manufacturing factory in the Sattur area of Virudhunagar district in the early hours of Saturday.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Sunday that the state government will cover the entire educational expenses of children whose parents, employed at firecracker factories, lost their lives in accidents.
As per information from the Virudhunagar District Collector, 10 people were injured in the accident, and four people died, among which two were school students.
In a tragic incident, an elephant died after being electrocuted by an illegal electric fence in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, said forest officials.
Two individuals were severely injured after firecrackers stored illegally in a cowshed exploded near the Sivakasi area of the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, said the fire & rescue department of Sivakasi on Sunday.
Three people were killed and one injured in an explosion that occurred at a firecracker factory near Sattur in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday.
In the tragic incident, eight people, including five women, were killed and 12 others injured after an explosion took place at the firecracker manufacturing unit near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district on Thursday.