The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said the licence of a fireworks factory in Sivakasi, where a blaze had killed 10 persons last week, had been suspended and a probe ordered into the matter.
Labour Minister S.T. Chellapandian, replying to a Special Call Attention Motion brought in by Opposition parties in the Assembly, said frequent review of fireworks units across the State has also been ordered, especially in the wake of increasing fire mishaps.
“A total of ten persons were killed, five on the spot and the rest succumbed to injuries later. The licence of the unit has been suspended and manufacturing of fireworks banned. We have also ordered for a probe into the cause leading to the mishap,” he said.
A total of Rs 4.10 lakh, which included compensation from both the State government and the factory management, had been paid to the victims’ kin, he said. Frequent safety audits and awareness programmes are being undertaken, the Minister said.
