Proprietor and six workers killed; two others critically injured in Kakinada district incident

xKakinada: The toll in the fire cracker blast at Rayavaram village rose to eight on Thursday, as an injured woman Vasamsetty Vijayalakshmi, 50, of Someswaram village died at the GGH in Kakinada.

The condition of another two injured persons – Yamini, 35, of Anaparthi and Lingam Venkata Satyanarayana, 21, of Vedra in Pedapudi mandal of Kakinada district - remained very critical.

The blast occurred on Wednesday. Six workers including the manufacturing unit proprietor Velugubanti Satyanarayana alias Sathibabu died on the spot and another woman died at GGH Kakinada late last night, officials said.

Deceased proprietor Sathibabu’s family had expertise in the manufacture of firecrackers. According t

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