Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced an ex gratia of ₹15 lakh each to the next of kin of the 10 persons who died in an explosion on October 8, 2025, at the Lakshmi Ganapati Grand Fire Works, at Rayavaram village in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
Mr. Naidu, along with Home Minister V. Anitha, reviewed the report submitted by the two-member committee at the Secretariat on Tuesday. MA&UD Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar and Inspector- General of Police, Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE), Ake Ravi Krishna were members of the committee.
The committee submitted its report to the Chief Minister on the cause of the accident. Of the 10 persons who died, six were women and four men, including the unit’s owner.
The report said that 14 workers were there in a single shed, in violation of the safety norms. The use of iron rods led to a spark, triggering the explosion in the production area. Authorities confirmed that no safety regulations were followed at the site.
The Chief Minister instructed the authorities to conduct regular inspections before granting, or renewing licences to the fireworks manufacturing units. He ordered that CCTV cameras be installed at all the production centers, and that continuous monitoring be done through a centralised control room.
