Four persons, including a woman, were killed and eight others injured when a cracker unit exploded at Thrithala in Palakkad district today, police said.

The injured had been rushed to hospital and the deceased had not yet been identified.
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The unit was said to be functioning illegally.
The victims were workers engaged in making crackers, police said.
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