This story is from April 11, 2018

VELLORE: The death toll in the explosion of a fireworks unit has gone up to four following the death of Sivakumar, who died due to burns on Wednesday.Officials said Siva (alias) Sivakumar, 35, of Kansalpet died due to burns around noon at the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital. He was the fourth victim of the explosion that occurred in KLAK Firecracker manufacturing unit at Kansalpet at 10 am on Saturday when the workers were engaged in manufacturing fireworks.Deepa, 26, wife of Jayapal and resident of Shenbakkam, died instantly, while four other workers - Siva (alias) Sivakumar, 25, his wife Pushpa, 30, L Kaviarasan, 32, and V Sheela, 35, suffered burns.Vellore tahsildar S Balaji said Sheela and Kaviarasan died due to burns on Sunday and Tuesday respectively. “The doctors said Sasikumar’s wife Puspha, who sustained 40 percent burns, is recuperating and is said to be out of danger,” he said.Collector S A Raman has ordered an inquiry under the provision of section 9 (1) of Explosives Act 1884. District revenue officer T Sengottaiyan is holding the inquiry.“We are taking efforts to seek financial aid under Chief Minister Relief Fund. We will send a recommendation for the aid as soon as we receive the post-mortem report of the victims,” he said.</s>Baku. 25 September. REPORT.AZ/ A blaze at an illegal fireworks factory in Jharkhand state of India killed at least 8 people, 25 injured.

The fire broke out yesterday in Kumardhubi, East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state where local residents established illegal fireworks production.

Blaze led to collapse of the part of the building.

Rescue work is underway, people may still be trapped under the rubble.</s>It's time for fireworks! July 4th is upon us. Thousands of people around Sioux Falls (and a bunch of my neighbors) will be setting off fireworks in the annual celebration. Have fun, but be safe.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission did a demonstration of what not to do with fireworks and mannequins. And by demonstration I mean they tied and taped various fireworks to clothed mannequins to show what happens when you torture mannequins with fireworks. (It's almost as if they aren't alive.)

I'm not anti-safety. I absolutely hope everyone is as safe as can be when setting off their fireworks. But some of the demonstrations in this video are a bit silly when you watch the mannequins sit still and not move. I guess if they had moved that would be more silly, watching a mannequin try to run away from a bottle rocket.

In the first demo on the video, a sparkler is held in the hand of one little girl mannequin while the other stands there and has her dress slowly charred.

The second demo shows what happens when a mannequin uses a string to guide a whistling bottle rocket into the eyeball of another mannequin.

They also used some really big professional fireworks to vaporize a couple of watermelon and decapitate a couple more mannequins.

I guess the lesson is be safe with fireworks. And your mannequins.</s>Firefighters are speaking out over legalizing the sale of fireworks (WFSB)

Some firefighters are fuming about a bill that would legalize the sale and use of fireworks in Connecticut.

The main argument is that fireworks already make it into the state, so why not tax them and use the money to support emergency services.

First responders said it's not worth the money.

“One of the issues for the fire marshals this year is Senate Bill 435, which would increase the types of fireworks allowed in Connecticut,” said Walter Summer, CT Fire Marshals Association President.

Firefighters spoke about the bill at Fire Service Day at the state capitol.

“What this bill does is open it up to all consumer fireworks. So, the federal definition of consumer fireworks is aerial, bottle rockets, mortars, firecrackers, etc., so those would be allowed to come in Connecticut and be purchased by anyone over the age of 21,” Summers said.

Connecticut State Police showed Channel 3 some of the fireworks they’ve confiscated in recent years.

“These fireworks that you see before us are consumer-grade fireworks. All of these fireworks are currently illegal to possess or use in the state of Connecticut,” said Detective Paul Makuc from the Connecticut State Police.

Penalties can range from a fine of a few hundred dollars to a felony.

Senator Kevin Witkos is one of the lawmakers sponsoring the bill.

“Well, I think this is what our residents want. We have people traveling out of Connecticut going to New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maine, purchasing fireworks and bringing them back here only because we have them illegal in the state of Connecticut so let’s make them legal,” Witkos said.

Right now, all fireworks are illegal in Connecticut except sprinklers and fountains.

“As a fire department we're the ones that respond and know firsthand how dangerous fireworks really are,” said Chief Kevin Cooney, CT Fire Chief’s Association President.

The bill would also help fund the firefighter cancer fund, the regional firefighter training schools and generate an estimated $500,000 in sales tax revenue.

The General Law Committee voted 12-5 last week to move the bill to the Senate.
The death toll from a fireworks factory explosion in Vellore, India, rises to four.