Vetlapalem (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said that 18 people died and six were critically injured in the cracker unit explosion here in the Kakinada district on Saturday.
The explosion at Vetlakpalem village in the Samarlakota mandal was so intense that the bodies were thrown into nearby rice fields, according to a police official.
"So far, we have information that 18 people were killed and six were critically injured. I am on my way to the site," Anitha told