52 feared dead in Sivakasi fire accident.

hi ravi, This is sad there is also legal firework company in my country and when Holidays are coming there are lot of incidents like this. How I wish they can avoid it happy mylotting

ravisivan, this a horrifically devastating accident for those people. And children being in the fire sickens me. After reading the article in the link you supplied I read most of the comments. That is a very dangerous place to work. Many blame government for not enforcing rules/regulations. Others blame the greed of factory owners. It is said that there are not enough rescue vehicles in that area and the road/roads to the factory are not good for traveling on. And because of Diwali there were many more chemicals there than usual which caused the fire to quickly spread to all 40 rooms of the factory. And many fires have occurred there in the past. The plight of the local people there is appalling. It is sad that they, and their children, must work in those conditions. And the local hospital is inadequate, having only one burn unit. I will pray for the victims and their families. Especially for the children. Thank you for bringing this to the attention of many people who would otherwise not have known. Maybe pressure on the government to do something will have results.

hi ravisivan this is just horrible and there should be some preventative measures taken so this does not keep happening. All should be taught safety measures and also safe guards to prevent the fires in the first place and child labor should be abolished completely.They need to be prepared too for any emergency with medical help available at once,ambulances, first aid,emergency treatment but best need to know how to prevent these accidents from ever happening.

Fires that take people's lives is something that is actually quite frequent here, especially during the winter when people are depending on heaters and fireplaces to keep warm. I really don't think that there is anything that can be done to prevent many of these deaths because there are so many people around here that are very poor. This means that they are not able to afford to have proper furnaces in their home. What I really do know for sure is that the risk of fire is something that is detrimental to a family. One of my best friends lost two of his children in a house fire almost two years ago and it still impacts him every single day.

I came to know about this incident recently.Every year this incident happens,but this year it looks to be massive deaths of nearly 60.In the previous times,there will deaths of 10 or so wit so many others injured.The funny part is that after such an incident,they give money to the family member and hire new workers to start the work the very next day like nothing has happened.I agree your point that adequate safety measuress are not taken even though this happens every year.Hope some officials will look into this.

Such a sad news to hear.Its the biggest producer of fireworks in India. Every firework I saw and burst had been made in sivakasi. My heart goes to the families of the deceased and those who are injured. Working in firework factories mean working in potential bomb houses which can attack you anytime.Sad :( And I highly suspect the security of the personnel working there. One immediate solution which comes to my mind is having a fire station very near to each and every firework factory in the country which of course can't help in protecting them from fire and loss of property and people arising from it but surely can minimize the overall imapct of the disaster.