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"Had 3 Seconds To Run": Survivor Recounts Kerala Firecracker Factory Blast
In four days, Thiruvambadi was expected to light up the Thrissur sky, but disaster struck Kerala's cultural capital when the fireworks storage depot caught fire on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring at least two dozen.
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How US Tariffs Spell Disaster For This Clothing Factory Supplying To US Stores
The deafening roar of hundreds of sewing machines has gone silent. Spools of thread in every colour are covered in dust. The warehouse is dark and empty.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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18 Chinese Nationals Among 22 Killed In Massive Fire At South Korea Battery Factory
Twenty-two people were killed -- including 18 Chinese nationals -- in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire department said Monday, one of the country's worst factory disasters in years.
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Official Halted Work At Killer Cracker Plant, Was Overruled. Now He's Transferred
Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.
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Global Chip Supply Chain Increasingly Vulnerable to Massive Disruption: Study
Global semiconductor supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and geopolitical disruptions because suppliers have become more concentrated in distinct regions, says a US industry group Semiconductor Industry Association study.
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Coronavirus Lockdown 4.0: Yamaha Resumes Operations At Tamil Nadu Facility
Yamaha Motor India has announced that it is resuming production at the Kancheepuram factory in Tamil Nadu. The company has begun operations again after receiving the permissions from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Kancheepuram District on May 5, 2020. The manufacturer has been following the social distancing and hygiene guidelines ...
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Took Place As Plastic Factory Was Being Restarted: Disaster Response Force
About 80-100 people have been hospitalised after a gas, Styrene, leaked in the area at about 2:30 am, NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said.
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23 Killed, Many Injured After Explosion At Firecracker Factory In Punjab's Gurdaspur
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured after a massive explosion on Wednesday at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab's Gurdaspur.
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Silent Killer: Sweltering Planet Braces For Deadly Heat Shocks
When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year's worth of rain in just a few days, it left behind an estimated $150 billion in damage to sodden homes and inundated factories, and claimed about 60 lives.
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"Had 3 Seconds To Run": Survivor Recounts Kerala Firecracker Factory Blast
In four days, Thiruvambadi was expected to light up the Thrissur sky, but disaster struck Kerala's cultural capital when the fireworks storage depot caught fire on Tuesday, killing 12 and injuring at least two dozen.
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How US Tariffs Spell Disaster For This Clothing Factory Supplying To US Stores
The deafening roar of hundreds of sewing machines has gone silent. Spools of thread in every colour are covered in dust. The warehouse is dark and empty.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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18 Chinese Nationals Among 22 Killed In Massive Fire At South Korea Battery Factory
Twenty-two people were killed -- including 18 Chinese nationals -- in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire department said Monday, one of the country's worst factory disasters in years.
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Official Halted Work At Killer Cracker Plant, Was Overruled. Now He's Transferred
Two previous explosions, in which six people were killed, a history of operating without a proper licence, and safety lapses galore - the firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh, which caused the deaths of 11 people on Tuesday, was a disaster waiting.
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Global Chip Supply Chain Increasingly Vulnerable to Massive Disruption: Study
Global semiconductor supply chain has become increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and geopolitical disruptions because suppliers have become more concentrated in distinct regions, says a US industry group Semiconductor Industry Association study.
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Coronavirus Lockdown 4.0: Yamaha Resumes Operations At Tamil Nadu Facility
Yamaha Motor India has announced that it is resuming production at the Kancheepuram factory in Tamil Nadu. The company has begun operations again after receiving the permissions from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Kancheepuram District on May 5, 2020. The manufacturer has been following the social distancing and hygiene guidelines ...
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Took Place As Plastic Factory Was Being Restarted: Disaster Response Force
About 80-100 people have been hospitalised after a gas, Styrene, leaked in the area at about 2:30 am, NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said.
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23 Killed, Many Injured After Explosion At Firecracker Factory In Punjab's Gurdaspur
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured after a massive explosion on Wednesday at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab's Gurdaspur.
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Silent Killer: Sweltering Planet Braces For Deadly Heat Shocks
When Hurricane Harvey blasted ashore in August, drowning south Texas in a year's worth of rain in just a few days, it left behind an estimated $150 billion in damage to sodden homes and inundated factories, and claimed about 60 lives.
