9 KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT FIREWORKS FACTORY IN TAMIL NADU'S CUDDALORE DISTRICT: DETAILS HERE 

In a shocking case, at least nine people in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district were burnt to death after an explosion took place at a firecracker factor unit. 

As per NDTV reports, the intensity of the blast was so huge and massive that it brought down the entire structure of the factory. Currently, fire fighting officials are at the spot. 

"It is a licenced unit near Kattumannarkoil. All of them were workers. Investigation is on into whether they were making country-made bombs and whether they were using only permitted explosives," Cuddalore Superintendent of Police Sree Abhinav said.

The tragic incident happened at Kurungudi village in Kattumannarkoil, which is 190 km from the state capital Chennai. The police are also probing the cause of the blast in the firecracker factory, NDTV further reported. 

More details are awaited in this matter.