Tamil Nadu: Five people killed in blast at firecracker shop, CM MK Stalin announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for victims’ kin

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin took to Twitter to express grief and announce an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of those killed in the fire. 

New Delhi: Five people died and several were injured on Tuesday (October 26) after a blast at a firecracker shop in Sankarapuram town in Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. 

"At least five persons, suspected to be owner and workers, at the firecracker shop put up in Sankarapuram ahead of Diwali, were killed," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by PTI. 

The five people, who were wounded in the blast, were admitted to the Kallakurichi government hospital, the official added.