Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s civic authorities have launched a citywide fire safety enforcement drive, a day after a deadly explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in the Ramol area killed nine people, with inspectors issuing 30 notices and sealing four premises during the first round of checks. The crackdown comes as police investigate the blast, which occurred at a unit alleged to have been operating despite its licence having been cancelled.The Ahmedabad Municipal Corp…
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Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) The explosion that tore through a firecracker manufacturing unit on Ramol-Gatrad Road in Ahmedabad on Saturday afternoon has emerged as the culmination of a long history of regulatory action, an earlier fatal accident, alleged illegal operations and repeated safety violations, according to the Gujarat Police investigation. The blast at the unit, operating under the name ‘New Gujarat Fire Works’ on Survey No. 629/1/2/3 in the limits of Vastral village, killed nine people…
Ahmedabad, July 18 (IANS) Fresh allegations have emerged against the operators of the firecracker manufacturing unit where nine people were killed in an explosion in Ahmedabad’s Ramol area on Saturday, with relatives of a victim claiming the business had been running for around 25 years, workers were recruited through debt, and a similar fatal blast at the same premises about 14 years ago failed to result in meaningful action. Speaking to IANS at the blast site, Narendra Chunara, a resident of…
Thoothukudi, May 27 (IANS) Police have launched an investigation after two people were killed and another seriously injured in a powerful explosion that occurred at an alleged illegal firecracker manufacturing unit near Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district.The incident happened on Tuesday late in night. According to police sources, the explosion took place at a private building located in the Kattu Kovil area of Puliyankulam village near Kovilpatti, where firecrackers were reportedl…