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The Hindu
05-05-2025
- The Hindu
Building blown off in blast at explosive manufacturing unit near Coimbatore
A building of a licenced explosives manufacturing unit near Sulthanpet in Coimbatore district was blown off following a blast on Monday. No employees were present in the building at the time of the explosion. The police said the blast occurred in a building of Ganesh Explosives Private Limited at Puliyamarathupalayam, around five km off Pollachi - Palladam Road, within the jurisdiction of the Sulthanpet police station on Monday noon. According to the police, the explosion took place in a machinery room, where materials for gunpowder preparation were being handled, at 12.10 p.m. The machinery and the building were blown off in the impact of the explosion. No employees were affected in the impact of the collision as employees stay out of the machinery room whenever processing of explosives is carried out. The police said Dehradun-based Rajesh Jain had been running the explosive manufacturing unit through licensee V. Chandraguptan, a resident of Sulthanpet. The unit was legally licensed and had been in operation for the past 25 years, said the police. A team of officials visited the place and a detailed investigation was under way to ascertain the cause of the explosion, the police added.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Time of India
Building collapses in blast at high explosives manufacturing unit near Coimbatore
Coimbatore: A building collapsed after an explosion at a high explosives manufacturing unit in Puliyamarathupalayam village near Varapatti in Coimbatore district on Monday afternoon. No casualties were reported. All the employees of Ganesh Explosives Private Limited were out of the building while the gunpowder processing was being carried out in a machine. The machine was damaged in the blast that happened around 12.10pm. A minor fire spread in the area after the blast. Fire and rescue services personnel from Sulur rushed to the spot and put out the blaze. On being informed, the Sulthanpet police also rushed to the spot. The unit has been functioning since December 1993. It manufactures high explosives as well as black gunpowder, safety fuse, visco fuse, quick match, ignitor cord, pyrotechnical devices, combustible components and sharp-edged non-firearms. The licensed unit is owned by Uttarakhand-based Rajesh Jain, 63. The licence is in the in the name of Chandragupthan, 68. The firm employs around 100 people, including 20 women. Further investigations were on.
