One killed, 2 hurt in cracker blast at house in Madurai

Chennai, Nov 5 (UNI) One person was killed and two others, including a woman, suffering severe burns after the crackers purchased for Deepavali festival and kept in their house, exploded at Karungalkudi village near Melur in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday morning. The first floor of the building, where the crackers exploded, collapsed under the impact of the blast. Police said Lokesh (20), a catering student had purchased crackers from Sivakasi to celebrate the Diwali with his friends and had stored them in the house. His friend and classmate Manoj had come to his house to celebrate the…