Chennai, Apr 26 (UNI) The toll in Friday night's cracker blast at Omalur in

Salem district rose to four with the death of one more person, even as Chief

Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs three lakh each to their family

members.

An official release said three people Selvaraj (29), Tamilselvan and Karthi (both

aged 11) were killed on the spot.

On Saturday, one more person, identified as Lokesh (20), who had sustained

serious injuries, succumbed to burns at the at the Salem Government Medical

College hospital.

Mr Stalin expressed deep anguish and grief over their deaths and announced the

relief from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund and also offered his condolences

to their families.

The crackers, stacked in a gunny sack, were being taken to a temple festival

in a two-wheeler when the tragedy occurred.

The victims were crossing a garbage dump which was burning when a spark

from it triggered the explosion, in which three people were charred to death

on the spot and one more succumbing to injuries today.

UNI GV