The death toll in the firecracker accident at Attibele on the outskirts of Bengaluru has reached 14, up from 13 on Saturday night. The accident occurred at Balaji Cracker Shop, a shop-cum-godown, on Saturday due to an explosion while crackers were being unloaded from a vehicle. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who along with other Ministers and senior officials visited the spot, announced a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the accident.
The police have identified 11 bodies — Prakash, 20, a resident of Neepathurai village; Vettappan, 25, Aathikesavan, 23, Vijayaraghavan, 20, Ilambaruthi, 19, Akash, 23, Giri, 22, and Sachin, 22, all residents of Ammapettai village; both in Harur taluk of Dharmapuri district, and Prabhakaran, 17, Vasantharaj, 23, and Appas, 23, who hailed from Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu.
