Eight people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured in a fire at a firecracker manufacturing unit in the Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
“Eight people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured in the fire accident. While the injured have been shifted to hospitals, further details are awaited,” State Home Minister V Anitha said.
The fire broke out around 12:45pm, with officials focusing later on recovery of the bodies of the victims and shifting the injured to hospitals.
Locals were also assisting the police at the accident scene, a police official said.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident and directed Minister Anitha and district officials to ensure proper medical care for the injured, an official release said. CM Naidu also ordered an inquiry into the incident and asked officials to submit a report to him.
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy also expressed shock and urged the Government to support the victims. He asked his party leaders to extend all possible assistance.
