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Doubts on Sivakasi cracker unit safety rise as 3 more die in latest mishap

Seven casualties in five days, several more injured; experts cry foul over flouting of rules

Doubts on Sivakasi cracker unit safety rise as 3 more die in latest mishap
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Shine Jacob Chennai
With as many as seven people losing their lives and many more getting injured in fireworks manufacturing units in Tamil Nadu in the last five days, experts are crying foul on the flouting of rules by the manufacturers and also illegal units spread across Sivakasi in Virudhanagar district.

On Wednesday, three people lost their lives in a firecracker unit accident, while three others were injured. This comes immediately after an accident claimed five lives and injured eight others at Pudupatti village near Sivakasi. . According to data shared by industry sources and the government, the last five years saw as many