New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered his condolences to the families of those killed in the firecracker factory fire in Tamil Nadu's Virudhnagar.
"Fire at a firecracker factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu is saddening. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those injured recover soon. Authorities are working on the ground to assist those affected," the Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister's Office informed that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each has been approved from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in the fire. "Rs. 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured", a communique said.
As many as seven workers were charred to death and 24 others seriously injured in a major inferno that swept through a private fireworks factory at Achankulam village near Sattur in Virudhnagar.
The injured were rushed to government hospitals at Sattur and Sivakasi. The toll is likely to go up as the condition of few workers was stated to be critical.
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