September 17, 2026 03:33 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘We will promote cash’: New UPI charge triggers trader backlash, Opposition protests | Gurugram biker crash: Main accused Kalyan Bainsla sent to police custody for 2 days | ‘Just tax collection’: Ashneer Grover slams new UPI charges above Rs 2,000 | India condemns Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, warns of threat to Red Sea shipping | Gurugram biker hit by car: Two including main accused arrested after viral road rage video, attempt to murder case filed | Gurugram horror caught on camera: ‘I felt unsafe’—car chases, rams woman biker and flees | BRICS veg menu row: ‘Why shouldn’t we showcase it?’—Harsh Goenka hits back after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘80%’ remark | India-UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in focus: Modi meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince on BRICS sidelines | Xi Jinping lands in India for BRICS; big Modi meeting set for New Delhi | ‘Hospitality on another level’: South African official stunned by India’s BRICS hosting
Tamil Nadu
Photo courtesy: UNI

Tamil Nadu: Worker dies in blast at fireworks factory

| @indiablooms | Dec 15, 2023, at 09:52 pm

Virudhunagar/UNI: In the Virudhunagar district's Panaiyadipatti village, close to Sattur, a private fireworks factory caught fire on Friday, resulting in an explosion that claimed the life of a 36-year-old worker.

Police said, "The deceased was identified as Shanmugaraj of Kandiyapuram village."

The fire broke out in a shed, where the deceased was engaged in mixing highly inflammable chemicals meant for making a fancy variety of crackers.

Other workers managed to escape from the unit.

The shed was razed down due to the impact of the blast.

Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Department personnel rushed to the unit and retrieved the body from the debris.

The police have registered a case and are investigating.

Senior revenue and police officials visited the factory and held inquiries to ascertain if there were any violations of safety norms.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.