Theni, April 25 -- A tragic explosion at a private firecracker manufacturing unit in Kambam town of Theni district in Tamil Nadu claimed the lives of two workers on Saturday morning, officials said.

The incident occurred at the Lakshmi Firecracker Factory, owned by Tirupati, located on Kaattupalli Vaasal Street.

According to initial reports, four workers, Ayyappan, Nagarjun, Surya, and Dinesh (also known as Dheena), had reported to work as usual.

As per the officials, the factory had remained closed for the past two days due to the election holidays. When work resumed today, Surya and Dinesh entered a storage room where raw materials were kept. As they opened the room, a sudden explosion occurred, killing both of them on the spot. Thei...