News Reading Practice #68

(100 Day Challenge)

10 WORKERS, INCLUDING SIX WOMEN, DIE IN SIVAKASI FIREWORKS UNIT BLAST 

The Hindu Bureau
SIVAKASI 

Ten workers, including six women, were killed in an explosion at a fireworks unit in Sivakasi on Thursday, and 13 persons sustained injuries, according to police. 

The workers were manufacturing fireworks at Sudarshan Fireworks unit in Sengamalapatti around 2.15 p.m when the blast occurred. 

The deceased have been identified as - Vijayakumar, 28; C. Ramesh, 32; G. Kaleeswaran, 47; M. Muthu, 57; M. Avudaiyammal, 80; V. Lakshmi, 47; S. Vasanthi, 48; S. Veeralakshmi, 48; K. Petchiammal, alias Jeya- lakshmi, 25; and G. Alagar- samy, 35. 

The blast razed seven work sheds and damaged six others. Three fire tenders were pressed into service and it took them over 30 minutes to douse the flames. 

A police source said that over 100 workers were working at the unit when the blast occurred. 

S. Saravanan of Sivakasi is the licence-holder for the unit, and one Muthukrishnan is suspected to have taken the unit on lease for manufacturing fireworks, the police source added. 

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in a statement, condoled the deaths and said that he had directed the Collector to take up expeditious rescue operation and provide life-saving treatment to all the injured persons. He promised to provide relief to all the affected persons after the approval of the Election Commission.

Swift action: Firefighters putting out the flames after the explosion at a fireworks unit in Sivakasi on Thursday. PTI

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BLAST - Loud explosion (à´¸്à´«ോà´Ÿà´¨ം)

EXPLOSION - Violent burst of energy (à´¸്à´«ോà´Ÿà´¨ം, à´ªൊà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¤്à´¤െà´±ി)

FIREWORKS UNIT - Unit where fireworks are manufactured (പഠക്à´• à´¨ിà´°്‍à´®്à´®ാà´£ à´¯ൂà´£ിà´±്à´±്.)

SUSTAIN INJURIES - Experience injuries (പരിà´•്à´•േà´²്‍à´•്à´•ുà´•)

DECEASED - Those who have died (മരണമടഞ്à´ž)

FIRE TENDERS - Firefighting vehicles (ആഗ്‌à´¨ിശമനസേà´¨ാ à´µാഹനം)

DOUSE - Extinguish (അണയ്à´•്à´•ുà´•)

LEASE - Contract to use something for a period of time in return for payment (à´ªാà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´¤്à´¤ിà´¨െà´Ÿുà´•്à´•ുà´•)

CONDOLE - Express sympathy for someone's loss (à´…à´¨ുà´¶ോà´šിà´•്à´•ുà´•)

DIRECT - Give instructions or orders (à´¨ിà´°്‍à´¦്à´¦േà´¶ിà´•്à´•ുà´•)

TAKE UP - Begin or start doing something (à´Žà´Ÿുà´•്à´•ുà´•)

EXPEDITIOUS - Done with speed and efficiency (à´¶ീà´˜്à´°ം, à´µേà´—à´¤്à´¤ിà´²ുà´³്à´³)

RESCUE OPERATION - Efforts to save people from danger or harm (à´°à´•്à´·ാà´ª്രവര്‍à´¤്തനം)

PUT OUT - Extinguish (അണയ്à´•്à´•ുà´•)

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