Seven people were killed on Monday in an explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit belonging to Parthiban in Pichyanaickanpatti village near Sivakasi. The mishap occurred in the afternoon when the victims were engaged in mixing chemicals used for making crackers.While four of the victims died on the spot, three succumbed to injuries in the government hospital in Sivakasi. This is the fifth such explosion in the fireworks industry in the last two months.
