2 min readMay 14, 2026 04:37 PM IST
At least three workers were killed, and 15 people were injured after a fire broke out following an explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Thursday, an official said.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and ordered an investigation. The state government will provide an assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, and the injured will receive free treatment, he said in a post on X.
Three people were killed in the fire at the firecracker unit located in Tonk Kalan area, and around 15 injured persons were sent to hospitals in Indore and Dewas, Collector Rituraj Singh told reporters after inspecting the site.
Videos of the aftermath surfaced on social media, showing thick white smoke billowing from the factory along the Agraa-Mumbai national highway. The clips also showed people rushing the injured for treatment amid cries for help, with body parts seen scattered at the site.
The collector said the fire has been brought under control. The administration has taken possession of explosives stored at another location within the unit, he said.
The work to manufacture small firecrackers at the factory of a person named Anil Malviya had begun only 15 days ago, and a licence has been issued for the unit, the collector said.
A detailed investigation is underway into the incident, he added.
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CM Yadav said, “I have directed Deputy Chief Minister and Dewas district guardian minister Jagdish Devda, the home secretary, and senior officials to visit the spot. An inquiry has also been ordered into the incident.”
Residents said there was a massive explosion at the factory, and the victims’ body parts were found scattered far away from the site.
They said construction work was underway at the site and different sheds were being built there.
