Eight workers killed, 11 injured in fireworks factory blast in Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar: In a gruesome tragedy, eight workers, including five women, were killed and 11 others injured when a powerful explosion ripped through a private fireworks factory at Sengamalapatti village near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, police said the fire broke out at Sri Sudarshan Fireworks factory, when the workers were engaged in mixing highly inflammable chemicals meant for making fancy variety crackers.
Series of powerful explosions razed down seven warehouses, where a huge stock of finished crackers and chemicals were stored.
Preliminary investigations revealed that friction while handling the chemicals triggered the fire. However, the exact reason for the explosion is under investigation.
Fire tenders from Sattur, Vembakottai and Sivakasi rushed to the factory and extinguished the blaze after a couple of hours.
The injured were admitted to the Government Hospital at Sivakasi.
