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Toll in fireworks unit blast rises to 5

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Press Trust of India Salem (TN)
: The toll in the blast at a fireworks manufacturing unit at nearby Taramangalam village has risen to six with a woman succumbing to her injuries in a hospital here today, police said.

The woman was among the two injured women admitted to the government hospital. The other injured died yesterday.

The blast at the unit on May 4 night had killed four persons, including a 18-year-old boy and a woman and left two seriously injured.

The workers had been making crackers when the explosion occurred, triggering a fire in the unit.

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First Published: May 06 2016 | 6:22 PM IST

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