Six killed in blast at fireworks unit in TN
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Tiruvarur:28.03.2019
Six people died and three others were injured in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit at Mannargudi in Tiruvarur district early on Wednesday. The reason for the blast is not known.
According to police, the victims were engaged in manufacturing firecrackers for the Tiruvarur Rajagopala Swami Temple Panguni (Tamil month) festival when the blast occurred.
Police identified the deceased as T Singaravelu, 60, owner of the unit, and M Veeraiyan, 80, P Babu, 45, S Mohan, 55, of Asath Street, G Suresh, 39, of Vadacherri, and K Arivumathi, 22, of Mannai Nagar. Sheik Abdulla, 25, Muthu, 48, and Somasundaram, 53, of Mannai Nagar sustained injuries.
The fireworks unit had been functioning from a building at Mannai Nagar since 1989. According to sources, at 9am on Wednesday, a sudden explosion shook the building and brought it down.
The victims were blown into pieces and their body parts were tossed into the air in the impact of the blast. Many residents in the neighbourhood felt the intensity of the blast as things crashed on to the floor.
Fire and rescue services personnel from Mannargudi and Koothanallur recovered the bodies from the debris and sent the three injured to Mannargudi GH for treatment. Mannargudi police are probing the case.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Tiruvarur:28.03.2019
Six people died and three others were injured in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit at Mannargudi in Tiruvarur district early on Wednesday. The reason for the blast is not known.
According to police, the victims were engaged in manufacturing firecrackers for the Tiruvarur Rajagopala Swami Temple Panguni (Tamil month) festival when the blast occurred.
Police identified the deceased as T Singaravelu, 60, owner of the unit, and M Veeraiyan, 80, P Babu, 45, S Mohan, 55, of Asath Street, G Suresh, 39, of Vadacherri, and K Arivumathi, 22, of Mannai Nagar. Sheik Abdulla, 25, Muthu, 48, and Somasundaram, 53, of Mannai Nagar sustained injuries.
The fireworks unit had been functioning from a building at Mannai Nagar since 1989. According to sources, at 9am on Wednesday, a sudden explosion shook the building and brought it down.
The victims were blown into pieces and their body parts were tossed into the air in the impact of the blast. Many residents in the neighbourhood felt the intensity of the blast as things crashed on to the floor.
Fire and rescue services personnel from Mannargudi and Koothanallur recovered the bodies from the debris and sent the three injured to Mannargudi GH for treatment. Mannargudi police are probing the case.
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