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- An explosion at an illegal fireworks unit operating out of a shed near Sengamalapatti in Sivakasi on Sunday killed two workers and left another, the elder brother of one of the deceased, critically injured with 75% burns.
- The blast was heard around 8.30 a.m., shattered window panes of nearby houses, and gutted a parked van, while neighbours said they had no idea fireworks were being made there.
- Police say the unit was set up stealthily by the owners of the farmland and used free agricultural electricity, and a search involving drones and a well is on for two workers reported missing by relatives.
- A local MLA noted that 10 similar illegal units had been uncovered in recent weeks and asked the police to intensify checks ahead of Deepavali; a separate fire also broke out at a licensed fireworks unit nearby the same day.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the search for the two missing workers, including the effort to pump water from the nearby well
- Findings of the Sivakasi East police investigation and possible action over the illegal unit's use of free agricultural power
- Whether intensified police checks on fireworks units materialise before Deepavali
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Named India · Jai Vinayaka Sparklers · R. Ramachandran · R. Ramprakash · Sengamalapatti · Sivakasi · Virudhunagar · Virudhunagar Government Medical College · Gautam Goyal · Muthulakshmi · P. Selvam · Sivakasi East police · Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services
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