Chennai, Mar 16 (BPNS) Two people have reportedly died in a firecracker unit blast in Penagram in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. The cracker unit, according to the information available is placed close to a residential area and hence it is yet to be ascertained on the exact […]
Rs 3 lakh to families of two women who died in firecracker explosion in TN
Chennai, Mar 16 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh to the families of two women who died in the firecracker blast in Dharmapuri on Thursday forenoon. The Chief Minister also announced a solatium of Rs 1 lakh to the injured person. It may be recalled that […]
TN govt for strong measures to ensure safety of firecracker workers
Chennai, Jan 20( BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government is for taking strong measures to ensure safety in fireworks factories in Sivakasi and other areas of the state. This is following the three deaths on Thursday in two separate accidents. More than 11 people are critically injured in the two fire mishaps at Sivakasi with most […]
One die in fireworks factory blast in Virudhunagar, TN
Chennai, Jan 19 (BPNS) A worker died in a blast at a fireworks factory at Virudhunagar on Thursday while another worker is grievously injured. The deceased is identified as Ravi (60). The injured worker is Jayaraj (60). The fireworks factory owned by Krishnamoorthy at Sengamalapatti has more than 40 sheds and 100 workers working in […]
Sivakasi fireworks industry aims international market
Chennai, Oct 24 (BPNS) The 6000 crore fireworks industry of Sivakasi which has turned mainly into green crackers is now planning to tap the international firecracker industry hitherto dominated by Chinese players. While China has a huge global footprint in the export market of fireworks with an annual turnover of Rs 26000 crore, the Sivakasi […]
TN firecracker industry jacks up prices ahead of Deepavali
Chennai, Oct 15 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu firecracker industry which constitutes the supply of around 90 percent of the demands of firecrackers in the country, has jacked up the prices. The major issues for this increased pricing of firecrackers are the legal issues related to green crackers being used in the industry and also heavy rains. […]
Inspection in fireworks factories in South TN after continuous accidents
Chennai, March 30 (BPNS) The fire explosives department of Tamil Nadu is conducting inspections at factories in South Tamil Nadu in the districts of Virudhunagar, Dindigul, and Tirunelveli after regular explosions causing deaths and injuries to workers. Since the beginning of 2022, there were explosions by careless handling of fireworks killing more than seven people […]