A firecracker accident killed 14 persons in Attibele in October, 2023. | Photo Credit: file photo Even before memories of the firecracker accident that killed 14 persons in Attibele last October have faded, the neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bengaluru is bustling again with hundreds of cracker stalls this season. Following the accident in the … Read more
The licence of four firecracker manufacturing units in Mayiladuthurai district have been suspended for non-compliance with safety regulations. This action was taken by the district administration to ensure public safety and prevent potential hazards. The suspended factories belong to R. Munusamy from Tittai village, Sirkazhi taluk; S. Balamurugan from Thiruvalangadu village, Kuthalam taluk; T. Durai … Read more
A worker was killed and three others suffered injuries in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Paruthikadu village, near Ayodhiyapattinam, in Salem district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (September 4, 2024). The police said at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, four workers were unloading raw materials used for making firecrackers from a vehicle, and as … Read more
Video grab of an ambulance arriving to take the persons injured in the firecracker heap explosion in Puri, Odisha on May 29, 2024 | Photo Credit: X/@ANI Fifteen people received burn injuries after a heap of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath’s Chandan Jatra festival in Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday night, police said. Hundreds of people … Read more