NEW DELHI, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Six people died and a few others were injured when a fire broke out inside a firecrackers manufacturing unit in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, confirmed a local cop over phone.

The incident occurred in the state's Virudhunagar district. The blast was suspected to have occurred during the mixing of chemicals.

As an impact of the blast and subsequent fire, the building of the firecrackers manufacturing unit collapsed, thus trapping a few persons underneath. As per the latest reports, rescue work was ongoing to bring out those trapped under the debris.

Those injured were admitted to a local hospital. All the victims were workers of the firecrackers manufacturing unit. Enditem

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