Tuticorin: Around 30 houses were damaged and a car destroyed when a four-wheeler loaded with fancy fireworks exploded near Sathankulam. Tuticorin districts of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Tuesday.
No one died in the accident that happened at 2 pm. But a couple of people have suffered minor injuries.
The blast took place in 44-year-old D Balakrishnan’s vehicle. Kumaranvilai who has a firecracker shop nearby Tirunelveli District. They supplied aerial fancy fireworks and noise-making crackers for temple festivals. Late on Monday night, he parked his car laden with firecrackers outside the house.
He had to give Rs 30,000 fireworks in the back seat and boot space for the temple festivities. The explosion sent shock waves to the village and people around also assumed that it was an earthquake. Villagers heard a loud sound two kilometers away.
Balakrishnan’s car was completely damaged and only the front wheels with a portion of the engine were intact, as the rest of the car was torn to pieces and scattered several meters away. The tremors and damaged parts of the thrown car had damaged the roofs, walls, compound walls and doors of houses on that street and the adjoining street.
Tuticorin district superintendent of police (SP) S Jayakumar told TOI, “The scientific officer who investigated and studied the impact of the blast said that there may be at least five kilograms of explosive chemicals in the car.” A case was registered against Balakrishnan under the Explosive Substances Act and IPC.
Locals of Kumaranvilai near Idaichivilai said that around 50 houses have been damaged, with the police putting it at around 30.
Jayakumar said that Balakrishnan would be taken on remand and a recommendation would be sent to the Tirunelveli district collector to cancel the license of his shop as the violation of his improper storage had caused major loss to his neighbors and caused serious threat to his life. had gone.
Head of Revenue Officers Tiruchendur Revenue Divisional Officer m nightingale Take stock of the damage done to the houses. Residents who suffered losses were asked to give in writing to the police or revenue officials.
No one died in the accident that happened at 2 pm. But a couple of people have suffered minor injuries.
The blast took place in 44-year-old D Balakrishnan’s vehicle. Kumaranvilai who has a firecracker shop nearby Tirunelveli District. They supplied aerial fancy fireworks and noise-making crackers for temple festivals. Late on Monday night, he parked his car laden with firecrackers outside the house.
He had to give Rs 30,000 fireworks in the back seat and boot space for the temple festivities. The explosion sent shock waves to the village and people around also assumed that it was an earthquake. Villagers heard a loud sound two kilometers away.
Balakrishnan’s car was completely damaged and only the front wheels with a portion of the engine were intact, as the rest of the car was torn to pieces and scattered several meters away. The tremors and damaged parts of the thrown car had damaged the roofs, walls, compound walls and doors of houses on that street and the adjoining street.
Tuticorin district superintendent of police (SP) S Jayakumar told TOI, “The scientific officer who investigated and studied the impact of the blast said that there may be at least five kilograms of explosive chemicals in the car.” A case was registered against Balakrishnan under the Explosive Substances Act and IPC.
Locals of Kumaranvilai near Idaichivilai said that around 50 houses have been damaged, with the police putting it at around 30.
Jayakumar said that Balakrishnan would be taken on remand and a recommendation would be sent to the Tirunelveli district collector to cancel the license of his shop as the violation of his improper storage had caused major loss to his neighbors and caused serious threat to his life. had gone.
Head of Revenue Officers Tiruchendur Revenue Divisional Officer m nightingale Take stock of the damage done to the houses. Residents who suffered losses were asked to give in writing to the police or revenue officials.
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