SIVAKASI: Four persons were killed and six sustained burns in two separate explosions at cracker units in the district on Friday.Police sources said that on Friday morning, when four employees ...

“Mishandling of crackers while being loaded into a van had led to the fire accident,” said Mr. Anandakumar. ... 30, of Kichanaickenpatti and G. Muthumari, 31 of Sivakasi sustained 100% burns.

I meet Muthumari, a 35-year-old widow. She started working in a firecracker factory in Vilampatti village following her husband’s death seven years ago. “I don’t have any savings and I have ...

Cracker ban spells gloom for Sivakasi. Manufacturers have been blindsided by the abrupt ban, announced days before Diwali, a season when the town in Tamil Nadu sells over 80% of its crackers; ...

Sivakasi cracker industry looks for a sparkle. October 23, 2013 11:15 IST. Image: People light earthen lamps in the shape of Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, on the eve of Diwali.

The devastating fire at Sivakasi in September has affected the cracker market in Bhubaneswar and Jatni, a major wholesale market. BHUBANESWAR: The devastating fire at Sivakasi in September has ...

Crackers from Sivakasi based in Tamil Nadu, which is one of the oldest and the biggest firecracker manufacturing hubs in India, are available in the markets.

VIRUDHUNAGAR: A temporary facility for a raw materials/chemicals, composition, emissions (RACE) testing facility has been set up in Sivakasi in Virudh.

The 40-year-old drove 500 km to Sivakasi, to purchase firecrackers at a dirt-cheap price. After the first round of window shopping, Sampath bought crackers worth Rs 15,000.