Kochi: The police have registered the arrest of 4 accused in the case related to the explosion at the Tripunithura fireworks warehouse. The arrest was at 8:30 pm. He was arrested on charges of murder. Devaswom President Sajeesh Kumar, Secretary Rajesh, Treasurer Sathyan and Join Secretary were arrested. The accused will be produced in court tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the death toll in today’s blast has reached 2. Vishnu, a resident of Thiruvananthapuram, who worked at a firecracker shop, and another person, 55-year-old Divakaran, died. Divakaran, who suffered severe burns, died in the evening while undergoing treatment.
It is reported that the firecrackers brought as part of the festival at Puthiyakavu Temple exploded while being unloaded from the vehicle. The blast debris was thrown up to a distance of 400 meters and the nearby houses were damaged. Neighbors say that the impact of the explosion was felt up to two kilometers away. One vehicle was completely gutted.
