The deadly cost of India's firecracker industry

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The deadly cost of India's firecracker industry

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The city of Sivakasi in India makes 90% of the country's firecrackers, but all year, dozens of group die in unintended explosions at factories throughout the region. We visited workshops producing millions of crackers onward of holidays akin Diwali and New Year's — anywhere workers deteriorate small safety equipment and inhale toxic chemicals to create the cherished firecrackers.

The city of Sivakasi in India makes 90% of the country's firecrackers, but all year, dozens of group die in unintended explosions at factories throughout the region. We visited workshops producing millions of crackers onward of holidays akin Diwali and New Year's — anywhere workers deteriorate small safety equipment and inhale toxic chemicals to create the cherished firecrackers.

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