Nine people have been killed while eleven others sustained injuries following an explosion at a firecracker godown in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on Saturday.

The owner of the godown along with his wife and two children have also died in the explosion. They have been identified as Ravi, 42, the owner of the godown, his wife Jayasree, 40, daughter Rithika, 19, son Rutheesh, 21. The other deceased have been identified as Rajeswari, 45—owner of a eatery, two others— Ibrahim, 21 and Imran, 8. Two more bodies are yet to be identified.