Four workers were killed, and another person was injured on Saturday, June 29, following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit near Sattur in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.
The workers were killed on the spot and the cause for the explosion and blaze is suspected to be mishandling the chemical ingredients, the raw materials, that go into the making of firecrackers, a senior district police official said.
Visuals From Blast Site
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Another person who was in the vicinity was injured, and buildings and rooms earmarked for specific tasks involved in manufacturing processes suffered damage.