Sad there is more of loss of life as fire
accident is ravaging the beautiful Sivakasi.
Sivakasi, in Virudhunagar District of
Tamilnadu is the undisputed capital of India’s firecracker industry with about
8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks
output. Hailed as ‘kutti Japan
Firstpost reports that 3 persons were today
charred to death and an equal number suffered burns in a fire mishap at an
illegal cottage fireworks unit, barely three weeks after a devastating blaze in
a cracker unit claimed 39 lives. The
mishap occurred at a cracker manufacturing unit in Vijayakarisalkulam near
here, police said.
As one would sadly recall, on 5th of Sept. 12 a major fire in
a cracker unit at Mudhalipatti near Sivakasi, the country’s fireworks hub,
claimed 39 lives. The victims were
largely villagers, curious onlookers - from nearby places, who rushed to the site on
hearing of the accident. The first explosion at the unit, one of the
biggest in the region, was reported at 12.20 p.m. Villagers of Mudalipatti and
workers of a nearby blue metal crusher unit rushed to the spot. A small posse
of police tried to prevent the villagers from entering “Unexpectedly, there was
a huge explosion around 1 p.m. and the debris that flew across a wide distance
injuring many and killing some. Many of
the working sheds were damaged as a strong gust of wind fanned the fire. The
injured, who were rescued by the villagers, were rushed to the government
hospitals.
Later an enquiry was ordered into the
incident and Police reportedly arrested 11 employees of the fireworks factory.
Sad that norms are not followed and lives of
humans are not considered of any value
With sadness – S.
Sampathkumar .
28th Sept. 2012
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