The toll in the chemical factory blast near Hyderabad in Telangana rose to 37 on Tuesday, The Hindu reported.

The explosion, which occurred on Monday at a drying unit of the Sigachi Industries’ plant in the Pashamylaram industrial area, triggered a fire. Due to this, part of the building collapsed and workers were trapped under the debris.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy visited the accident site on Tuesday and announced compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of the workers who died in the blast. In a social media post, the chief minister’s office also said that Rs 10 lakh will be given to those injured in the accident.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the families of those who died. Those who suffered injuries will be given Rs 50,000 each, he said.

Around 90 employees were in the factory at the time of the blast, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.

Rescue operations by the National Disaster Response Force, Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency and Telangana Fire Disaster Response teams continued on Tuesday, the newspaper reported.

The chief minister on Tuesday also appointed a five-member committee to review the accident. The panel comprises the chief secretary, special chief secretary (disaster management), principal secretary (labour), principal secretary (health) and additional director general of police (fire services).

The committee will also submit recommendations to prevent similar accidents in the future, the chief minister’s office added.

Sigachi Industries had said that production at its Hyderabad plant would be paused for around 90 days to restore affected equipment and structures, PTI reported.

The company specialises in pharma excipients, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and food ingredients. Following the blast, Sigachi Industries’ stock on the Bombay Stock Exchange fell sharply by over 9%, trading at Rs 47.89 by 1 pm.