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Blazes in 2 Fireworks Factories Kill at Least 25

From Times Wire Reports

Fires broke out in two fireworks factories in southern India, killing at least 25 people, as Hindus prepared for Diwali, a religious festival in November that is celebrated with the explosives, police said.

One fire erupted in a warehouse in the city of Hyderabad, killing 13 people and critically injuring four, officials said. Twelve others died in a fire at a straw-thatched fireworks warehouse in the town of Villupuram.

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