A worker prepares crackers at the Mundathikode fireworks manufacturing unit in Thrissur moments before a devastating explosion ripped through the facility on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit: K.K. NAJEEB
The afternoon had settled into a familiar lull in Mundathikode in Thrissur. Workers, easing out of their lunch break, were back at their units, racing against time to prepare fireworks for the upcoming Thrissur Pooram.
Under the supervision of Mundathikode Satheesh—who had led the Thiruvambady Devaswom’s fireworks preparations for over 13 years—the unit at the Kuttamkulam fields was a hive of quiet, focussed activity.
Published – April 21, 2026 09:07 pm IST
