40 twowheelers parked in a fireworks unit destroyed
In a fire accident reported in a private fireworks unit in Thiruvengadam block near Sankarankovil in Tenkasi district, at least 40 twowheelers were destroyed and 23 sheds were gutted on Saturday.
Police and Fire and Rescue Department officials and fire fighters rushed to the spot with fire tenders from Sankarankovil, Kazhugumalai and Virudhunagar districts. Over 50 firefighters were deployed.
Initial inquiries revealed that the private unit belonged to Venkatramani of Virudhunagar district.
He had given it on lease to Radhakrishnan of Sindhurajapuram in Sivakasi, revenue officials said and added that the unit had licence from the authorities concerned and manufactured fancy variety crackers.
Over 100 workers were present and had gone out for lunch during which time, the fire accident had started at one of the sheds. The exact reason was not known immediately.
The head count by the contractor showed that there were no casualty.
Stressing the importance of voting and achieving 100 % voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Madurai district administration has been conducting various events in the city as part of the awareness programme.
Madurai Collector M.S. Sangeetha on Saturday flagged off a voter awareness rally at Yadava Men’s College. The rally reached Madurai Race Course. More than 500 students participated in the rally. A cycle rally was flagged off by the Collector at the Race Course.
Earlier, the Collector had launched the programme with the theme ‘Elections The Biggest Festival and Pride of the Nation’. As part of the awareness programme, government officials took a pledge that they would cast their vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Various events were held as part of the awareness programmes that included signature campaigns, rallies and ‘Selfie Points’ with a message to the voters ‘It is my duty to vote’. Additional Collector Monica Rana was present at the event.