Police in Vellore, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, have arrested the owner of a firecracker manufacturing unit after an explosion there killed two workers, The Hindu reports.
The blast happened on Wednesday while workers were packing firecrackers at the unit in Chinna Anaicut village, and it flattened the building. R. Gayathri, 41, died at the scene. A second worker, U. Sangeetha, 45, suffered burns to 96 per cent of her body and died in hospital in Vellore on Friday.
The owner, 35-year-old Hari Prasad, was traced by a special police team to the Jawadhu Hills and has been remanded in prison. The district collector handed ₹4 lakh in compensation from the Chief Minister's relief fund to the victims' families, and officials have cancelled the unit's licence and sealed the site.
Source: The Hindu
