In four days, Thiruvambadi was expected to light up the Thrissur sky, but disaster struck Kerala’s cultural capital when the fireworks storage depot caught fire on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring at least two dozen.
Around 40 workers were present at the site when the explosion happened.
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