At least eight workers, including two women, were killed in a sudden blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Sivakasi in the district on Tuesday, police said.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who condoled the accident, announced solatium to the kin of the deceased.
The devastating fire gutted the unit and left many injured, police said. Smoke that billowed from the factory as the firecrackers burst, could be seen from a distance.
Police and fire and rescue services personnel who reached the spot rushed the injured to the hospital.
The fire was later brought under control, a fire and rescue services official said.
Revenue officials who arrived at the private firecracker manufacturing unit in Chinnakamanpatti near Sivakasi and police are inquiring into the incident.
The deceased have been identified as R Mahalingam, C Chellapandian, K Lakshmi, R Ramamurthy, R Punyamurthy, K Ramajayam, M Nagapandi, and G Vairamani.
Five persons are undergoing treatment at the Government Hospitals in Sivakasi and Madurai.
Expressing 'shock' and grief over the tragic incident that happened at 8.30 am, the chief minister said he has ordered the officials to provide a solatium of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
The CM announced a relief of Rs one lakh each to those who were seriously injured and undergoing treatment in the hospital, besides Rs 50,000 to those who sustained simple injuries and were admitted to the hospital, an official release said.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami condemned the state government allegedly for not ensuring safety at the firecracker manufacturing units and also for 'ignoring' fire accidents at the factories.
He urged the chief minister to provide adequate compensation to the families of those who lost their kin in the Chinnakamanpatti firecracker factory explosion and ensure the safety of firecracker units.
"The news of the accident is shocking ... how many accidents, how many lives, how many more times do I have to point it out to this government?" the former CM said in a post on the social media platform 'X'.
He claimed that the accident could have been prevented had the chief minister reviewed the safety mechanism at the fireworks manufacturing units.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who condoled the accident, announced solatium to the kin of the deceased.
The devastating fire gutted the unit and left many injured, police said. Smoke that billowed from the factory as the firecrackers burst, could be seen from a distance.
Police and fire and rescue services personnel who reached the spot rushed the injured to the hospital.
The fire was later brought under control, a fire and rescue services official said.
Revenue officials who arrived at the private firecracker manufacturing unit in Chinnakamanpatti near Sivakasi and police are inquiring into the incident.
The deceased have been identified as R Mahalingam, C Chellapandian, K Lakshmi, R Ramamurthy, R Punyamurthy, K Ramajayam, M Nagapandi, and G Vairamani.
Five persons are undergoing treatment at the Government Hospitals in Sivakasi and Madurai.
Expressing 'shock' and grief over the tragic incident that happened at 8.30 am, the chief minister said he has ordered the officials to provide a solatium of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased.
The CM announced a relief of Rs one lakh each to those who were seriously injured and undergoing treatment in the hospital, besides Rs 50,000 to those who sustained simple injuries and were admitted to the hospital, an official release said.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami condemned the state government allegedly for not ensuring safety at the firecracker manufacturing units and also for 'ignoring' fire accidents at the factories.
He urged the chief minister to provide adequate compensation to the families of those who lost their kin in the Chinnakamanpatti firecracker factory explosion and ensure the safety of firecracker units.
"The news of the accident is shocking ... how many accidents, how many lives, how many more times do I have to point it out to this government?" the former CM said in a post on the social media platform 'X'.
He claimed that the accident could have been prevented had the chief minister reviewed the safety mechanism at the fireworks manufacturing units.
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