A 50-year-old woman was killed and six injured in an explosion in a private fireworks factory, officials said on Wednesday.

Virudhunagar: A worker died and six others sustained injuries in a blast which was reported in a fireworks unit situated in Thathapatti village here o.

VIRUDHUNAGAR: It has been a cracker of a year for fireworks manufacturers in Sivakasi and surrounding areas this Deepavali season as they have recorded a combined sale of more than Rs 6,000 crore ...

Chinnaswamy buys his firecrackers in Sivakasi, an industrial town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu that produces more than 90 per cent of the country’s fireworks. Sivakasi’s dry ...

Six workers injured in fire at Sathyaprabhu Fireworks unit, Virudhunagar; one critical with 100% burns, police investigating.

Virudhunagar: A worker sustained injuries in a minor accident at a fireworks unit near Sivakasi on Friday. The unit licensed by Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation is situated in Nathikudi ...

Firecracker victims await promised compensation from government and company, facing financial struggles and unfulfilled ...

The cracker unit, which has at least 90 rooms, is owned by K Sasibalan and his wife Niranchanadevi, who is also the owner and shareholder of another unit, Vanitha Fireworks, in Sivakasi.