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The owners of Surya Sri Fireworks (SSF) had stored a immense quantity of explosive materials, and had employed 30 workers astatine their firecracker manufacturing analyzable successful Vetlapalem village, Kakinada territory successful bid to conscionable the proviso deadline acceptable for March 3. The blast, which occurred successful the SSF analyzable connected February 28, killed 27 people— of whom 19 workers, including the owners’ father, were burnt alive.
Of the 11 survivors, 8 person died portion undergoing attraction astatine assorted infirmary since February 28, and 2 are inactive connected ventilator support. Only 1 subsister has been discharged from the hospital.
Speaking to newsmen astatine a property league connected Thursday, Kakinada Superintendent of Police G. Bindu Madhav said; “The 3 accused Adabala Srinivasa Rao (55) and his sons, Arjun and Veerababu, stored a immense quantity of explosive materials and engaged 30 workers to proviso crackers to a temple by March 3. The firecracker bid had been placed by the absorption of the Singaramma deity temple of Mallisala colony successful Kakinada district”. Mr. Srinivasa Rao was burnt live successful the blast.
The apprehension of Arjun and Veerababu was confirmed connected Thursday. The premier accused Mr. Arjun holds an LE-1 licence that is acceptable to expire connected March 31. It authorises him to manufacture firecrackers. Mr. Veerababu holds an LE-5 licence, which permits the merchantability of firecrackers. Their father, Mr. Srinivasa Rao, had acquisition operating firecracker units.
“The accused intensified accumulation to conscionable their bid connected manus arsenic the licence was to expire connected March 31. The blast occurred owed to ‘mishandling of explosive materials successful the manufacturing analyzable connected February 28”, said Mr. Bindu Madhav. However, the forensic study is yet to beryllium released.
The 2 accused were produced earlier a section tribunal connected Thursday. A lawsuit has been filed against them nether the Explosives Substance Act 1884, nether the Samarlakota constabulary limits.
