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Sudden explosion at fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi guts godown

A sudden explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi completely gutted three rooms of a godown in the wee hours of Saturday, police said. There, however, was no loss of life as the workers were yet to report for work for the day, police said. This is the second such incident this week coming two days after the blaze at Sengamalapatti fireworks unit that claimed ten lives. Preliminary enquiry by the police and district administration revealed that this private factory in Sengamalapatti employed more workers than the permitted numbers and had indulged in making firecrackers without adhering to safety protocols, a senior police official said. He indicated that appropriate action such as temporary cancellation of licence would be taken in view of violations at the unit. Today's mishap at the Narayanapuram unit occurred at about 6 am and the loud explosion ripped off the roof of the godown and gutted three rooms where the fireworks were stored. Fire tenders were immediatel

Sudden explosion at fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi guts godown
Updated On : 11 May 2024 | 12:47 PM IST

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SC ban on barium likely to take the spark off Sivakasi firework units

Key items not being produced is likely to further bring it down, say local industry sources

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2022 | 11:53 PM IST

Five major industrial fire accidents that shook the nation's conscience

Each of these mishaps snuffed out innocent lives, often due to negligence on the part of the authorities

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2019 | 6:42 PM IST

Sivakasi divided over joining hands with NEERI to produce green crackers

NEERI has been researching firecracker emissions after the Supreme Court last year asked the central government on the steps it was taking to reduce particulate matter emissions from firecrackers

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Updated On : 23 Oct 2019 | 1:27 AM IST

Eight killed in fire cracker mishap at Sivakasi

The incident occurred when a fire broke out while crackers were being offloaded from a van to a cracker shop

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2016 | 6:08 PM IST