The Dark Side Of India’s $740 Million Firecracker Industry
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. Watch our complete collection of Risky Business videos: https://bit.ly/4ijhdmv 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 [See More…]





