On Wednesday (September 4, 2024), an explosion occurred in a firecracker unit located in Paruthikadu village, near Ayodhiyapattinam in Salem district, killing one worker and injuring three others.
The police explained that on Wednesday around 9.30 am four workers were carryingout unloading process of the fire cracking composition material from a vehicle and when they were keeping the materials inside the unit, an electric spark occurred that blasted subsequent to the piled raw materials along with firecracker hence collapsing the entire surrounding.
63-year-old Jeyaraman of Sivakasi succumbed to his injuries en route to the hospital. Three of them were injured. They were taken to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital. Fire and Rescue Services personnel extinguished the fire.
Simultaneously, revenue officials assessed the site of the wrecked unit. The Veeranam police have registered a case.
