Amaravati, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and 15 others injured in a massive explosion in a firecracker manufacturing unit near Samarlakota in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at Suryashri Fireworks, near the Godavari canal in Vetlapalem, in Samarlakota mandal, police said.Labour minister Vamsetti Subhash confirmed that 20 people died. He termed the incident unfortunate.Such was the impact of the explosion that the bodies…
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Amaravati, Jan 13 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed officials to provide all possible assistance to the victims of the massive fire accident in Kakinada district.The Chief Minister held a review meeting with ministers and officials on the fire incident that occurred on Monday in Sarlankapalle village of Rowthulapudi mandal in Kakinada district.Nearly 40 thatched houses were gutted in the massive fire, leaving more than 100 people homeless. No casualtie…