Tamil Nadu: Fireworks factory fire kills 7 women in Cuddalore

A blaze erupted at a fireworks factory in southern India on Friday, killing six workers and the owner, all women, and injuring another two, The Associated Press reported.

Police said that the injured had been taken to a hospital while the cause of the fire is being investigated.

All workers were accounted for at the small licensed manufacturing unit in a village near Cuddalore, 190 km south of Chennai, The Associated Press added.

Police said five people died on the spot and another two during treatment of severe burns.

Fireworks manufacturing is a big business in India, with firecrackers often used in festivals and weddings.