PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Andhra's Konaseema firecracker factory blastA devastating fire at a firecracker factory in Andhra Pradesh's Konaseema district has claimed six lives and injured four. Prime Minister N...
08 Oct, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
Two killed, five injured in firecracker factory explosion in LucknowAn explosion happened in a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, causing the walls of the factory to collapse. There are concerns...
31 Aug, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: Three killed in explosion at fireworks unit in Sivakasi; CM Stalin expresses condolencesA blast occurred at a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district. The incident took place in Narayanapuram village. Three workers...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.33 AM IST
Eight killed in crackers factory blast in TN's Sivakasi, CM announces solatiumA blast at a firecracker factory in Sivakasi killed eight workers. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced compensation for the vict...
01 Jul, 2025, 11.47 PM IST
8 killed in mishap at firecracker manufacturing unit in Andhra PradeshA fire at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday killed eight people, including two women, and injured s...
13 Apr, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
Gujarat: Death toll in Banaskantha firecracker godown blast rises to 18A catastrophic fire at a firecracker godown in Gujarat's Banaskantha district resulted in a slab collapse, claiming 13 lives and injuring f...
01 Apr, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
Explosion in Sivakasi firecracker manufacturing facility; nine dead, three injuredThe blast took place in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district, a hotspot for firecracker manufacture and witness to many similar incidents ove...
09 May, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
10 killed in mishap in Tamil Nadu fireworks factoryAn explosion at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, resulted in the deaths of ten people, including four women. Chief...
17 Feb, 2024, 07.58 PM IST
Ensure implementation of safety measures in firecracker factories, shops, EPS requests Tamil Nadu governmentLeader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Edappadi Palaniswami, has urged the state government to ensure the proper implementation o...
10 Oct, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosionThe death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to at least 10 on Sunday...
30 Jul, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosionThe death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand rose to at least 10 on Sunday...
30 Jul, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
Not on the radar of bulldozers, Delhi's illegal factories are ticking time bombsThe city is the epicentre of thousands of such factories and are ticking time bombs. When IANS compiled the data of major fire accidents th...
22 May, 2022, 03.58 PM IST
Workers, the axis of Sivakasi's fireworks industry, toil and sweat to fight oddsAs the sun sets, workers of firework units mill around the solitary liquor shop downing their choice beverage and laughing away their trava...
03 Oct, 2021, 04.43 PM IST
Death toll mounts to 25 in Virudhunagar factory fire in Tamil NaduEarlier Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced ex-gratia amounts of Rs 3 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and R...
09 Mar, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
11 killed in Tamil Nadu fireworks unit explosion; PM, CM express grief, announce ex-gratiaThe explosion occurred when some chemicals were being mixed to produce fireworks at the unit in Acchankulam village, they said, adding the ...
12 Feb, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
Exchange of fire over who’s to blameThe municipal corporation, which has been repeatedly pointed out as the mandated agency in the DSIIDC report, is expected to come out with ...
22 Jan, 2018, 10.58 AM IST
Sivakasi fire accident: India's cracker town lax in adopting safety measuresA visit to India's cracker town Sivakasi could tell you how it's been lax in adopting safety-related measures.
10 Sep, 2012, 02.43 PM IST