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Chennai, Feb 12: After at least 11 persons were killed and around 36 were injured in a fire at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his “heartfelt condolences to the victims”.
He added, “Heart wrenching to think of those still trapped inside. I appeal to the state government to provide immediate rescue, support and relief.”
The incident took place while the staff of the Virudhunagar- based private firecracker factory was mixing some chemicals to produce fireworks.
The injured have been admitted to the Sivakasi government hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his grief over the incident and has…