At least 11 people have died and 36 injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district.
Tamil Nadu: Death toll rises to 11 in the fire at a firecracker factory in Virudhunagar, 36 injured. CM announces ex-gratia of Rs 3 Lakhs each to kin of deceased & Rs 1 Lakh for critically injured
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Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced ex-gratia of Rs 3 Lakhs each to kin of deceased and Rs 1 Lakh for critically injured, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the blast and has also announced Rs 2 lakhs each for kin of deceased & Rs 50,000 for seriously injured.
An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each has been approved from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to a fire in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) February 12, 2021
Further details awaited.
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