AssamChief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday announced ex-gratia of Rs. 4 lakhto the next of the kin of the deceased in the tragic incident in which fivemembers of a family died in a cylinder explosion in Dibrugarh today.

The CM expressed his condolences and ordered an inquiry into the incident. He asked Dibrugarh DC to carry out the inquiry.

The deceased were identified as Bishal Sonar, Maya Devi, Shivu Sonar, Shankar Sonar, and Nunu.