One worker was killed and three others, including a woman, were injured in a fire accident at a colour match unit near Virudhunagar on Saturday evening. Condition of two men, admitted to Government Hospital in Sivakasi, is said to critical as they have suffered 100% burns.
The police identified the deceased as K. Puduraja (40) of Amathur. The injured are M. Panchavarnam (50) and V. Veerasamy (55) of Gurumoorthinaickkenpatti and S. Natarajan (50) of Muthulapuram.
Friction while handling the chemical dipped match sticks at the dipping room in Durga Color Match unit is said to have caused the fire at around 4.30 p.m.
Fire and Rescue Services personnel from Virudhunagar put out the fire in the dipping room.
Amathur police are investigating.
