Collector orders cancellation of license of firecracker unit after blast in Vellore
The Vellore Collector has cancelled the license of a firecracker manufacturing unit following a fatal explosion that killed one worker and critically injured another. Authorities are now conducting surprise inspections across all licensed units in the district to ensure safety compliance.
Why it matters
This highlights critical safety regulation enforcement in the hazardous firecracker industry, which often sees high accident rates.
Collector orders cancellation of license of firecracker unit after blast in Vellore left The existing license permit of the cracker unit, which expires in 2029, has been cancelled after the blast. Special Arrangement https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/efu2q2/article71611731.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/blast-1.jpg One worker died and another critically injured in the blast. The workers were packing firecrackers in the unit when the explosion occurred and the entire building was razed to the ground VELLORE Vellore Collector P.S. Leela Alex has ordered the cancellation of license of the firecracker manufacturing unit that was operating in Chinna Anaicut village in Vellore on Thursday after an sudden explosion in the unit killed a woman worker. the previous day. Revenue officials said that a team of revenue and TNPCB officials found that the firecracker unit had violated floated prescribed norms, including provisions for firefighting equipment and prohibition of raw materials from packed firecrackers.
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