The death toll has risen to five after two more workers, who were severely injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Thursday (May 14, 2026), died, while 23 others are undergoing treatment, officials said.
Dewas Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Sanjeev Jain told PTI, "Two workers admitted to a private hospital in Dewas succumbed during treatment. This brings the total number of deaths to five."
Officials said Anil Malviya, the licensed owner of the firecracker factory operating in the Tonk Kalan area has been arrested under the stringent provisions of the National Security Act (NSA).
According to officials, Mr. Malviya's firecracker license has been suspended.
Three workers who were injured in the fire have been admitted to the Government Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Indore.
