Madurai Bench directs T.N. govt. to come up with suggestions to prevent accidents at fireworks factories in Virudhunagar district

Following the April 19 explosion at a fireworks unit in Virudhunagar left at least 25 people killed and many others injured, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file a comprehensive counter-affidavit and make suggestions to prevent accidents at the fireworks units in the district.

A Division Bench of Justices N. Sathish Kumar and M. Jothiraman said the latest incident was very disturbing. Such fatalities were being reported almost every month, and many of the victims were women. There should be mandatory insurance. The livelihood of the people was involved, but safety measures should be in place, the court said.