Explosion At Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar Firecracker Unit Claims Six Lives

At least six workers lost their lives following an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday, according to an official cited by news agency PTI.

The blast is believed to have occurred during the mixing of chemicals, causing the collapse of at least one room and resulting in fatalities. Fire and rescue teams promptly arrived at the scene, officials confirmed.

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LPG Tanker Overturns in Coimbatore

Earlier, in the early hours of Friday, a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker overturned on the Avinashi Road flyover in Coimbatore, causing a minor gas leak, according to Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati.

The tanker, carrying 18 tonnes of LPG, overturned after detaching from the truck while the driver navigated a roundabout on the flyover. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.

As a precaution, schools within a 500-metre to 1-kilometre radius of the incident were instructed to close for the day.

The mishap brought traffic in the city centre to a temporary standstill. Authorities acted swiftly after the truck driver reported the accident, halting traffic in the vicinity and averting a potential disaster, the district collector stated.

Fire service and rescue teams sprayed water on the overturned tanker, which was en route to a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) bottling plant in Ganapathy, Coimbatore, from Kochi in Kerala.