A blast at a firecracker factory in Sivakasi killed eight workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced ...

According to eyewitnesses, the workers inside the factory had little time to react as the explosion triggered a series of ...

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.

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.

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 ...

November 08, 2005 15:50 IST. The Tamil Diwali release Sivakasi is like a pack of assorted crackers, with almost all the varieties made in the famed Sivakasi town of Tamil Nadu. It has sparklers ...

Fireworks manufacturers ready to fight challenges with innovation. Madurai: Despite business being hit by the sudden renewal of ban on sale of crackers during Deepavali in the National Capital ...

People who make dazzling crackers in Sivakasi work in the most appalling conditions, which pose a constant threat to their lives. In the latest incident, 38 peo ...