Six of the deceased were identified as Burraiah (40), Tammireddy Satyanarayana (45), P. Chinna Musalaiah (35), Kattava Krishna (40), Kattava Sattipandu (40) and Tadi Krishna (45), all residents of Samishragudem mandal. The seventh deceased Bukka Prasad hailed from Kata Koteswara in Nidadavolu mandal.