FIRECRACKER FACTORY
Explosion at firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar
An explosion rocked a firecracker factory in Narayanapuram Pudur, near Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district, with no reported casualties. Firefighters swiftly responded, working to douse the flames. The cause of the explosion remains unknown. Further information on the incident is pending.
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The blast took place in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, a hotspot for firecracker manufacture and witness to many similar incidents over the years. Earlier this year, in February, 10 people died in Vembakkottai block's Ramuthevanpatti when employees of a firecracker factory were mixing chemicals for fancy crackers.
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The impact of the blast was such that not only did the house where the factory was operating turn into a heap of rubble, but some neighbouring concrete houses were also damaged.
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Workers, the axis of Sivakasi's fireworks industry, toil and sweat to fight odds
As the sun sets, workers of firework units mill around the solitary liquor shop downing their choice beverage and laughing away their travails, which is also a pointer to alcohol dependence among a chunk of them.
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