{"id":48367,"date":"2026-04-19T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48367"},"modified":"2026-04-19T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:04:27","slug":"fire-at-india-firecracker-factory-kills-20-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=48367","title":{"rendered":"Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A blaze broke out at a firecracker factory in southern India on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and injuring six others, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Local police chief N. Shreenatha told AFP that \u201c20 people are confirmed dead\u201d after the incident at a licensed factory in Tamil Nadu state\u2019s Virudhunagar district.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers were still operating at the site, he said, adding that the cause of the blaze was unknown.\u00a0Industrial accidents are common in India, often due to poor adherence to safety regulations and weak enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a social media post, extended his \u201ccondolences to those who have lost their loved ones\u201d in the \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d incident.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: Fire in Malaysia&#8217;s Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the deaths were \u201ctragic\u201d, expressing his \u201cimmense sorrow\u201d in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0b95\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baf\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1. \u0b89\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bcb\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b87\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/p>\n<p>\u0bae\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd\u2026<br \/>\n\u2014 M.K.Stalin &#8211; \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc7\u0ba9\u0bcd (@mkstalin) April 19, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have requested the esteemed Ministers KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thennarasu to rush to the scene immediately to expedite and monitor the rescue operations and to offer solace to the affected families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Upon learning of this, I have contacted the District Collector and instructed them to coordinate all necessary assistance.<\/p>\n<p>An explosion at a power plant in central India this week killed more than 20 people.\u00a0Last month, another fire at a fireworks factory in western India killed 17 people.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blaze broke out at a firecracker factory in southern India on Sunday, killing at least 20 people and injuring six others, police said. Local police chief N. Shreenatha told AFP that \u201c20 people are confirmed dead\u201d after the incident at a licensed factory in Tamil Nadu state\u2019s Virudhunagar district. 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