Three persons, including two women, were killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks unit, being operated out of a dwelling at Vijayakarisalkulam near Sattur in Virudhunagar district on Saturday (August 9, 2025).
Preliminary inquiries revealed that the dwelling belonged to a person identified as Ponnu Pandian of East Street, Vijayakarisalkulam. Three to five persons were said to be engaged in the process of making firecrackers at the time of the incident.






