Worker dies in Sivakasi firecracker unit blast

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A

worker

died in a

blast

in a

firecracker

unit near Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.

The unit, situated near Chokkalingapuram, was licensed by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation, according to sources.

The deceased has been identified as Ramamoorthy,49. The blast happened due to friction when Ramamoorthy was mixing chemicals to make fancy firecrackers.

A shed where the blast happened was destroyed in the blast. Ramamoorthy died on the spot. Other workers escaped without any injuries.

On being informed, fire and rescue services personnel from Sivakasi rushed to the spot and put out the fire. The Sivakasi East police began investigations.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Friday’s blast in a firecracker unit at Sippiparai in the district rose to 10 on Monday. Murugalakshmi, 37, who sustained injuries in this accident, died while undergoing treatment in Tuticorin Government Hospital on Monday.


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