Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu:
One person was killed and five others injured when a cracker manufacturing unit was gutted in fire in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district on Tuesday, police said.
The fire broke out when the workers were making flower pots in one of the sheds of the unit at Sengamalapatti, when it caught fire and exploded.
Friction while packing of chemicals led to the fire, officials said, adding that injured were rushed to a hospital.
This is a third accident in fireworks units in the state.
Earlier this month, three men were killed when a blast took place in a fireworks factory at Sindapalli village in Virudhunagar, the country's fireworks manufacturing hub.
In another incident, a 42-year-old worker was killed in a blast at a firework unit near Alangudi in Pudukottai district.
The state government had earlier this month announced formation of a mobile monitoring committee that will undertake various tasks including safety checks to ensure workers' safety.
The fire broke out when the workers were making flower pots in one of the sheds of the unit at Sengamalapatti, when it caught fire and exploded.
Friction while packing of chemicals led to the fire, officials said, adding that injured were rushed to a hospital.
This is a third accident in fireworks units in the state.
Earlier this month, three men were killed when a blast took place in a fireworks factory at Sindapalli village in Virudhunagar, the country's fireworks manufacturing hub.
In another incident, a 42-year-old worker was killed in a blast at a firework unit near Alangudi in Pudukottai district.
The state government had earlier this month announced formation of a mobile monitoring committee that will undertake various tasks including safety checks to ensure workers' safety.
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