Six Arrested in Deadly Fireworks Factory Explosion in India
Police seek two more; 39 killed
The police arrested six persons on Thursday in connection with the devastating fire at a cracker manufacturing unit at Mudhalipatti that killed 39 persons with three more persons succumbing to burns.
The police have launched a hunt for two more persons, including the owner of Om Sakthi Fire Works at Mudhalipatti near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district.
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