Updated On: 20 June, 2023 10:18 AM IST | Palakkad | mid-day online correspondent
Amid the fire incident in Kerala, police said that rescue operations were underway and that the fire was under control

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One person was killed and another five were injured after a fire broke out in a steel factory at Kerala`s Kanjikode industrial area in Palakkad after an explosion in a furnace, news agency ANI reported.
Rescue operations were underway, and now the fire is under control, according to Walayar Police.
Further updates are awaited.