Sivakasi

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  8 Killed In Explosion At Fireworks Factory Near Sivakasi In Tamil Nadu

  Eight people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.

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  A Day After Twin Tamil Nadu Firecracker Unit Blasts, Expert Lists Reasons

  Fire safety experts have said that untrained workers are largely responsible for the spate of disasters. Using banned chemicals is another prominent reason for the blasts.

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  3 Killed In Tamil Nadu Firecracker Blast, Chief Minister Announces Aid

  Three people including a woman died in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district on Thursday.

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  3 Die, 2 Injured In Explosion At Tamil Nadu Firecracker Factory

  At least two people were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu this morning, officials said.

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  $800 Million Firecracker Industry In Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi Hit By Anti-Pollution Drive

  With thousands of workers painstakingly handmaking vast volumes of firecrackers, Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu is usually at full tilt before Diwali. But due to efforts to curb air pollution, the pyrotechnics epicentre is fizzling out.

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  A Dampened Deepavali In Tamil Nadu, Hit By GST And Demonetisation

  With a nearly 40 per cent dip in cracker sales, Tamil Nadu saw a rather silent Deepavali this year. Traders say the impact of the Goods and Services Tax or GST and demonetisation appeared to have played a part in the dampened festivities in the state.

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  8 Die, 10 Injured In Fire At Sivakasi Cracker Factory

  Eight persons have died in a fire accident at Sivakasi, the huge cracker manufacturing hub in Tamil Nadu. Ten persons have been injured in the accident this afternoon.

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  Cracker Ban on Diwali Will Hurt Religious Sentiments, Supreme Court Told

  A fringe group and a cracker manufacturers' association has moved the Supreme Court, opposing the ban on crackers during Diwali, contending that it would affect the Hindu tradition and hurt religious sentiments.

• Four Killed in Fire at Metal Grinding Factory in Sivakasi

  Four persons were charred to death and three others seriously injured in a fire which broke out at a factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, police said on Wednesday.

• One arrested in connection with explosion cracker factory in Sivakasi

  The foreman of a fireworks factory was arrested today in connection with fire and explosion there police said today.

• Major explosion at cracker factory near Sivakasi

  A major explosion ripped through the chemical storage facility of a cracker factory near Sivakasi in the Virudhunagar district in southern Tamil Nadu today.

• Two killed, five injured in explosion at fireworks factory in Sivakasi

  Two persons were killed and six others were injured in an explosion at a private fireworks factory at Singampatti near Sivakasi today.

• Toll rises to eight in Tamil Nadu firecracker factory explosion

  With one more person succumbing to injuries at the government hospital in Sivakasi on Thursday, the toll in the explosion at a cracker manufacturing unit has gone up to eight, police said.

• Three killed in explosion at firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu

  Three people have died in an explosion in a cracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu. Five more have been injured. The victims were workers of the unit at Narayanapuram village, four kms away from Sivakasi, the country's fireworks hub.

• Three charred to death in fire at cracker manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu

  Three persons were charred to death and an equal number suffered burns on Friday in a fire mishap at an illegal cottage fireworks unit, barely three weeks after a devastating blaze in a cracker unit claimed 39 lives.