Names of persons killed in fire cracker accident in Sivakasi

Chennai, October 20: Nine people were killed and over 15 injured after a godown of fire crackers catches fire in Sivakasi town in Tamil Nadu.

According to sources, the accident took place when the firecrackers were being transported in a lorry.

Twenty vehicles were damaged and a hospital close to the godown was also affected.

Patients in the hospital were immediately evacuated and the fire was also brought under control by the firefighters, reports India Today.

3 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

The names of the people died in the incident are:

Baskar

Sornakumari

Devi

Kamarchi

Pushphalakshmi

Valarmathi

Janakiraman

Ganeshan

Shanmugaraj