Three persons, including two women, sustained burn injuries in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit at Kilputhupattu near Marakkanam on Thursday.
The police said that the explosion occurred at around 1:00 p.m. when the workers were working. A fire broke out at a shed in the unit, where firecrackers were stored. The structure collapsed in the impact.
The injured were identified as the unit’s owner Rajendran, 47; Andal, 35; and Gowri, 35. They were from Kilputhupattu. They were rushed to a private medical college and hospital at Kalapet.
According to the police, the cause of the explosion was being ascertained. Further investigations are on.
