20120414 India Matchstick unit owner succumbs to injuries
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Matchstick unit owner succumbs to injuries
Updated: 2012-04-14-05:07
MADURAI: The owner of a matchstick making unit in Virudhunagar district, who suffered burn injuries during a fire accident, died on Thursday night in Madurai after treatment failed.
An autorickshaw driver, who was shifting chemicals from the vehicle, also suffered burn injuries during the accident that occurred on April 10 at the matchstick making unit at Chathirapatti near Sattur, but is out of danger.
Police said that Perumalsamy, owner of the unit had on the day of the incident had gone to Mettupatti and purchased chemicals used in the making of matchsticks. He brought the sack loads of chemicals in an autorickshaw to his unit in Chatirapatti. The driver Balasubramanian also helped him in shifting the chemical-laden sacks into the unit.
Police said that Balasubramanian, instead of handling the chemicals with care had dropped one of the bags on the floor. It created friction among the chemicals sparking a fire. The bags of chemicals left on the floor also blew up, severely injuring Perumalsamy who was standing nearby, while Balasubramanian managed to escape with minor injuries.
Both the injured were rushed to the government hospital at Sivakasi and later shifted to a private hospital in Madurai. Despite treatment in the intensive care unit, Perumalsamy succumbed to his injuries.
This is the second accident in the last few days in Virudhunagar district. Two workers from a fireworks unit in Sankarapandiapuram near Sattur, who sustained serious burn injuries in a blast at the unit on March 27, succumbed to their injuries at a private hospital in Madurai on April 1.
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