Sankarankoil blast could be heard several km away
Govt To Give ₹1 Lakh To Kin Of Victims
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:23.02.2019
It was a series of explosions that shattered the fancy fireworks manufacturing unit at Varaganur village near Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli district on Friday afternoon killing four people and seriously injuring six others. The blasts could be heard several kilometres away and a thick white cloud of smoke that rose into the sky from the accident spot could be seen from far.
Two women and a man, identified as K Kasthuri, 45, of Elaayirampannai; A Krishnammal, 55, of Varaganur; and C Neethiraj, 50, of Thiruthangal died on the spot. G Mariammal, 45, of Varaganur, who was rushed to the Kovilpatti district headquarters hospital, died while undergoing treatment. “The condition of two others is critical,” superintendent of police (SP) of Tirunelveli district PVe Arunsakthikumar said.
Thiruvenkatam police registered a case under sections 304(ii), 286, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, read with section 9 of the Explosive Substances Act. The SP said inquiries were under way to find out the cause of the accident, where it began and if there were any violations or irregularities in permissions obtained by the person running the unit. People associated with the unit were picked up for questioning but no arrests were made till late in the evening. The licence issued to the firm was suspended.
Tirunelveli collector Shilpa Prabhakar Satish, inspector general of police for South Zone K P Shanmuga Rajeswaran, deputy inspector general of police for Tirunelveli range Kapil Kumar Saratkar and SPs Arunsakthikumar (Tirunelveli) and M Rajarajan (Virudhunagar) visited the spot.
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed his grief over the loss of lives in the blast and announced a relief of ₹1 lakh each to the families of the victims from the Chief Minister's general relief fund. He announced ₹50,000 to those who were seriously injured in the incident and ₹25,000 to those who suffered minor injuries.
DEAFENING: The series of explosions near Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli district on Friday left four people dead
Govt To Give ₹1 Lakh To Kin Of Victims
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:23.02.2019
It was a series of explosions that shattered the fancy fireworks manufacturing unit at Varaganur village near Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli district on Friday afternoon killing four people and seriously injuring six others. The blasts could be heard several kilometres away and a thick white cloud of smoke that rose into the sky from the accident spot could be seen from far.
Two women and a man, identified as K Kasthuri, 45, of Elaayirampannai; A Krishnammal, 55, of Varaganur; and C Neethiraj, 50, of Thiruthangal died on the spot. G Mariammal, 45, of Varaganur, who was rushed to the Kovilpatti district headquarters hospital, died while undergoing treatment. “The condition of two others is critical,” superintendent of police (SP) of Tirunelveli district PVe Arunsakthikumar said.
Thiruvenkatam police registered a case under sections 304(ii), 286, 337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code, read with section 9 of the Explosive Substances Act. The SP said inquiries were under way to find out the cause of the accident, where it began and if there were any violations or irregularities in permissions obtained by the person running the unit. People associated with the unit were picked up for questioning but no arrests were made till late in the evening. The licence issued to the firm was suspended.
Tirunelveli collector Shilpa Prabhakar Satish, inspector general of police for South Zone K P Shanmuga Rajeswaran, deputy inspector general of police for Tirunelveli range Kapil Kumar Saratkar and SPs Arunsakthikumar (Tirunelveli) and M Rajarajan (Virudhunagar) visited the spot.
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami expressed his grief over the loss of lives in the blast and announced a relief of ₹1 lakh each to the families of the victims from the Chief Minister's general relief fund. He announced ₹50,000 to those who were seriously injured in the incident and ₹25,000 to those who suffered minor injuries.
DEAFENING: The series of explosions near Sankarankovil in Tirunelveli district on Friday left four people dead
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