Death toll in explosion at illegal fireworks unit in Sivakasi rises to five
The death toll from an explosion at an illegal fireworks unit in Sivakasi has reached five after a survivor succumbed to injuries. Authorities are investigating the site and the Chief Minister has announced financial compensation for the victims' families.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the persistent dangers of unregulated industrial activity and the need for stricter enforcement of safety standards in the fireworks sector.
The death toll in Sunday’s explosion at an illegal fireworks unit at Sengamalapatti rose to five after the lone injured person, R. Ramachandran, succumbed to burns.
Besides, the doctors at Virudhunagar Government Medical College hospital have established with various mutilated organs that they belonged to three different bodies.
The body parts were collected by the police and firemen from a radius of some 30 metres from the spot of the blast.
Ramachandran’s brother, Ram Prakash, was charred to death on the accident spot. The other three deceased have been identified as S. Innasimuthu, 44, M. Pandithurai, and S. Ayyaparaja, an official source said.
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