Sivakasi Fire

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  A Day After Twin Tamil Nadu Firecracker Unit Blasts, Expert Lists Reasons

  Fire safety experts have said that untrained workers are largely responsible for the spate of disasters. Using banned chemicals is another prominent reason for the blasts.

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  3 Die, 2 Injured In Explosion At Tamil Nadu Firecracker Factory

  At least two people were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu this morning, officials said.

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  8 Die, 10 Injured In Fire At Sivakasi Cracker Factory

  Eight persons have died in a fire accident at Sivakasi, the huge cracker manufacturing hub in Tamil Nadu. Ten persons have been injured in the accident this afternoon.

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  Teen Designs Fire Sensor After Mother's Accident In Cracker Factory

  Jayakumar, 13, is a student. His mother works at a fireworks factory in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi and was injured some years ago in a fire. The incident inspired the young boy to design a low-cost sensor for fire-cracker units that sets off a fire extinguisher.

• Four Killed in Fire at Metal Grinding Factory in Sivakasi

  Four persons were charred to death and three others seriously injured in a fire which broke out at a factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, police said on Wednesday.

• One arrested in connection with explosion cracker factory in Sivakasi

  The foreman of a fireworks factory was arrested today in connection with fire and explosion there police said today.

• Tamil Nadu: Three charred to death in fireworks factory fire

  Three persons were killed and 13 seriously injured in a blaze that swept through a private fireworks factory after an accidental explosion at Singampatti today.

• Three killed in explosion at firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu

  Three people have died in an explosion in a cracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. Five more have been injured. The victims were workers of the unit at Narayanapuram village, four kms away from Sivakasi, the country's fireworks hub.

• One killed in firecracker unit fire in 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.

• Three charred to death in fire at cracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

  Three persons were charred to death and an equal number suffered burns on Friday in a fire mishap at an illegal cottage fireworks unit, barely three weeks after a devastating blaze in a cracker unit claimed 39 lives.

• Sivakasi fire tragedy: Cracker factory owner arrested in Madurai

  After being on the run for four days, the owner of Om Sakthi Crackers factory was finally arrested in Madurai today. On Wednesday, a major fire had broken out in the factory located in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, claiming 38 lives and injuring 60 others.

• Sivakasi fire tragedy: Human rights panel seeks report from Tamil Nadu government

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and sought a report on the explosion in the Sivakasi fireworks factory that killed 38 people.

• Sivakasi fire: Congress MP demands probe by sitting High Court judge

  The Virudhunagar Congress MP has demanded a probe by a sitting High Court judge into the massive fire in a cracker manufacturing unit here that claimed 38 lives. In a statement, B. Manicka Tagore wanted the State Government to form a committee of Secretaries of different departments to formulate a rural infrastructure plan for the three assembly c...

• Sivakasi fire tragedy: 38 dead, 12 arrested, factory owner remains absconding

  Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the massive fire that broke out at a fire-cracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu yesterday. 38 people have been killed and at least 60 others have been injured in the fire.

• Sivakasi fire tragedy: 12 arrested, cops hunt for the owner of the factory

  Twelve people were arrested on Thursday in connection with the tragedy at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi that has claimed 38 lives so far. The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a magisterial probe into the mishap while state officials have indulged in a blame-game.