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Four workers killed in fireworks accident


Four workers killed in fireworks accident
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19 persons injured, 4 workers critical
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19 persons injured, 4 workers critical
Four workers were killed in a fire accident at a fireworks unit in Kalayarkurichi, under the M. Pudupatti police station limits, on Thursday evening.
While 19 persons were injured, the condition of four workers is said to be critical.
Virudhunagar Collector R. Kannan, who rushed to the spot, said three women and one man were killed at Thangaraj Pandian fireworks. Though the exact cause of the accident is under investigation, he said the fire reportedly started from waste from the unit dumped at a particular spot. The accident took place around 4.45 p.m. District Revenue Officer R. Mangalaramasubramanian and Sub-Collector (Sivakasi) C. Dinesh Kumar were supervising the rescue operation. ....

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Human error suspected to have caused the blasts


Human error suspected to have caused the blasts
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Dumping of chemicals triggered fire
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Dumping of chemicals triggered fire
Was it an act of desperation fuelled by hunger or anger that claimed 15 lives and critically injured 10 others at Sree Mariyammal Fireworks near here? That is the question investigators were asking late on Friday.
As per the statement of Manikandan, a cargo vehicle driver in the unit, one of the workers, identified as Gopal, had suddenly dumped a heap of dried chemicals that triggered the blasts. “It was 1.20 p.m. We all had completed our work,” he said. ....

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