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TN fire death toll rises to 20 as one more victim succumbs
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Mon, Feb 15 2021 14:21 IST |
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TN fire death toll rises to 20 as one more victim succumbs. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, Feb 15 : The death toll in the fire at Tamil Nadu firecracker unit rose to 20 as one more person succumbed overnight to his injuries, officials said on Monday.
J Vanaraja, 51, who had sustained 90 per cent burns, succumbed at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Sunday night. Two more injured were said to be in critical condition.
A massive fire at Sree Mariyammal Fireworks near Sattur in Virudhunagar district on February 12, killing 11 persons and injuring more than 20 others.
The death toll in the fire at Tamil Nadu firecracker unit rose to 20 as one more person succumbed overnight to his injuries, officials said on Monday. J Vanaraja, 51, who had sustained 90 per cent burns, succumbed at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Sunday night. Two more injured were said to be in critical condition. A massive fire at Sree Mariyammal Fireworks near Sattur in Virudhunagar district on February 12, killing 11 persons and injuring more than 20 others. Meanwhile, officials have identified three more victim women M Poomari, 50, S Sankareswari, 55, and P Malliga, 58. Preliminary police investigations revealed that excess workforce along with illegal sub-leasing of the premises contributed to the disaster. Police has arrested one of the leaseholders, Ponnupandi, and are on the lookout for five others, including the factory owner.
Labour reforms and technological advances within the fireworks industry are necessary
Thousands of workers in Tamil Nadu’s famed fireworks industry remain trapped in unsafe conditions despite an unending series of accidents that keeps drawing attention to their plight. In the latest accident at a fireworks unit in Virudhunagar, at last count, 20 lives have perished, while 28 workers are in hospital. Such tragedies, caused predominantly by gross violation of norms governing the hazardous industry and human error in handling explosive substances, have occurred with some regularity now. In 11 months, 25 lives were lost in major blazes in three other fireworks factories in Virudhunagar (9), Cuddalore (9), and Madurai (7). Most victims were women. While the dead end up in statistical records, on the ground there is only short-term action: registration of cases, arrests, identification of causes, token inspections, issuance of warnings and safety advisories. The causes are well document
At least 19 dead in Virudhunagar firecracker factory blast, more than 30 injured
Local officials have been unable to confirm the exact number of casualties or their identities, but have said that at least 11 of the deceased are women.
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A view of the working sheds seen damaged following the blast that was triggered at a cracker unit at Achankulam village near Sattur in Virudhunagar district. (Photo | EPS)
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VIRUDHUNAGAR: At least 19 people, including a pregnant woman and a college student, were killed and more than 30 injured in a fire accident triggered by an explosion at a firecracker factory at Achankulam village in Virudhunagar district on Friday.