Blast in Fireworks Manufacturing Unit in Kakinada Dist, 18 Killed

 The explosion occurred at Suryasri Fireworks Center, located next to the Godavari Canal in the Vetlapalem area of ​​the mandal, at around 2 pm on



Saturday. 

It is learned that 18 people lost their lives in the incident. Locals said that the sounds of the explosion were heard from about 5 km away. Dense smoke spread throughout the area due to the massive fire. 

The intensity of the noise caused cracks in the slab of a private school in a neighboring village.