Fire and sound: On Kerala’s Mundathikode tragedy
The Hindu·2h ago·Fear
What Happened
Powerful explosions at a fireworks assembly unit in Mundathikode, Thrissur, Kerala killed approximately 15 people and injured over 24 on April 21. The blasts damaged 50 houses near the site where workers assembled crackers for the annual Thrissur Pooram festival display. Judicial inquiries were launched investigating safety violations and regulatory lapses in India's pyrotechnic industry.
Key Entities
MundathikodeThrissurKeralaThrissur PooramPuttingal templeVirudhunagarTamil Nadu