Friday, September 7, 2012

Blaze at India fireworks factory kills at least 40

AP

People run for cover as smoke rises from the site of a fire at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Sivakasi, India on Sept. 5, 2012.

Police in southern India have arrested six employees of a fireworks factory after a massive blaze swept through the plant on Wednesday, killing at least 40 workers and injuring 60 others, The Associated Press reports.?

Large amounts of firecrackers and raw materials were stored in the factory with major Hindu festivals weeks away. Read more.

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Family members mourn victims in Sivakasi on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Burnt cartridges of firecrackers lie scattered with empty boxes at the Om Siva Shakti fireworks factory on Sept. 6, 2012.

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A survivor lies in hospital on Sept. 5, 2012.

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