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Blast at India Firecracker Factory Kills 21: Media
- On Saturday, a massive explosion struck Surya Fireworks in Vetlapalem village, killing at least 21 people and gutting one of four adjacent manufacturing units.
- Regulatory details indicate police said the Surya Fireworks factory stores large quantities of explosives daily, 35–40 people were mixing materials during the blast, and district authorities monitor fireworks factory safety under factory licence valid until 2027.
- Rescue officials said fire tenders from Kakinada and nearby units brought the blaze under control, while Kakinada SP G. Bindu Madhav directed rescue efforts and injured are being shifted to Kakinada for treatment.
- The government said N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered a probe and spoke to officials, and K. Pawan Kalyan expressed shock over the incident.
- Vetlapalem's concentration of firecracker units means witnesses reported dead bodies scattered and workers trapped after the mid‑afternoon blast, while smoke and panic spread to nearby villages.
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"Deeply shocked": Nara Lokesh on Kakinada's firecracker unit explosion claiming 18 lives
Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh on Saturday expressed shock and condolences, assuring support to the affected families and medical treatment for the injured after multiple lives were lost in Kakinada's firecracker unit explosion.
Blast at India firecracker factory kills 21
NEW DELHI: An explosion at a firecracker factory in India killed at least 21 people and injured eight others on Saturday (Feb 28), officials told local media.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X that he was "pained by the loss of lives" and extended his condolences after the bl
The Indian authorities have opened an investigation to establish the causes of the tragedy, considered to be "exploiter" by state Prime Minister Andrra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu. The article Explosion in an Indian Artificial Factory. At least 23 deaths and more injuries VIDEO appear for the first time in Romania TV.
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