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The fireworks manufacturing unit is located in Kailasapuram village of Kotauratla and according to police, the blast which caused a massive fire, occurred when chemicals were being mixed to prepare firecrackers.
Eight workers — including two women — of a fireworks factory died and several were seriously injured after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh Sunday afternoon, Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has said.
The fireworks manufacturing unit is located in Kailasapuram village of Kotauratla and according to police, the blast which caused a massive fire, occurred when chemicals were being mixed to prepare firecrackers.