Six workers were charred to death and several others injured after a powerful explosion triggered a massive fire at a firecracker factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district Wednesday, officials said.

Police said a major fire broke out at the Lakshmi Ganapathi Fireworks unit in Komaripalem village of Rayavaram mandal in the afternoon.

The shed of the firecracker unit collapsed under the impact of a huge blast. Police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and relief operation.

Fire services personnel had a tough time controlling the fire as it spread rapidly due to the presence of chemical material.

Six workers died on the spot after being trapped in the fire, while eight others were injured.

Two of the critically injured were admitted t

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