The city of Sivakasi in India makes 90% of the country’s firecrackers, but every year, dozens of people die in accidental explosions at factories across the region. We visited workshops producing millions of crackers ahead of holidays like Diwali and New Year’s — where workers wear little safety equipment and inhale toxic chemicals to make the beloved firecrackers.
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00:00 – Intro
01:18 – Balumani’s Journey to the Factory
02:16 – Filling Firecrackers With Gunpowder
02:58 – How Firecrackers Are Made
03:25 – The Risks of Explosion
04:31 – Explosions in Sivakasi Factories
05:12 – Risks of Chemical Mixing
06:01 – Sealing and Packaging Firecrackers
06:37 – Firecracker Sales During Diwali
07:22 – Firecrackers and Sivakasi’s Local Economy
07:49 – History of Sivakasi’s Firecracker Industry
08:31 – Diwali Celebrations
09:55 – Pollution After Diwali
11:27 – Green Crackers
12:43 – Conclusion
13:30 – Credits
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