Death toll in Sivakasi firecracker mishap rises to 9 
The death toll in the Sivakasi fireworks mishap rose to nine, with a doctor succumbing to his injuries on Monday, police said. Janakiraman had been in coma for the last few days, police added. On October 20, eight people, including six women, were killed in a fire that broke out while offloading firecrackers from a vehicle.