The judicial commission appointed by the Kerala government to investigate the Mundathikode fireworks tragedy in Thrissur district has submitted its report to the government, with the report handed over to Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday, November 3. The commission is headed by retired Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair.

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According to the report, banned potassium chlorate was the cause of the explosion, and 7,000 kg of explosives had been stored at the unit against a permitted quantity of only 15 kg. The explosion occurred on April 21, 2026, at a fireworks unit in Mundathikode while fireworks material was being prepared for the Thiruvambady faction ahead of the Thrissur Pooram festival. The commission's report describes the tragedy as having killed 16 people and injured 40.

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A probe ordered the day after the blast

The state government had ordered the judicial inquiry a day after the explosion, on April 22, and announced financial assistance of Rs 14 lakh for the next of kin of each person killed. Police later filed a chargesheet in the case, and in July the state government told the Kerala High Court that compensation had been paid to the families of those killed and to the injured.

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What happens next

The report's findings on the storage of explosives far beyond the permitted limit, and on the use of a banned chemical, now rest with the state government. What action the government takes on the commission's findings — and whether the report is made public — has not yet been announced.