Days after the stampede, a fire broke out at the laddu distribution counter at Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati. Soon after the fire, the entire compound was filled with smoke. Providing details about the fire, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Board JEO Venkaiah Chowdary said, "A fire accident occurred in the area where laddu prasadam is distributed to devotees, leading to panic among the crowd. The fire broke out at counter number 47 due to a short circuit in the UPS system connected to the computer. The staff immediately rushed to the spot and made efforts to bring the flames under control."
On Wednesday (January 8), six people died while several others were injured in a stampede at the darshan ticket counter on the temple premises. Six devotees died and nearly 40 more were injured in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School in Tirupati on Wednesday night as hundreds of them jostled for tickets for Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple. Hundreds of devotees turned up from across the country for the 10-day Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam commencing on January 10. Earlier, Naidu visited the hospital where the injured are being treated.
The Andhra Pradesh government also announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 25 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Andhra Pradesh Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad said, "We cannot replace life with anything else but we will support the families. We have announced Rs 25 lakhs.The CM will talk to the injured people...".
A day later on Thursday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met the Tirupati stampede incident victims and said he would order a judicial inquiry into the stampede incident that left six people dead and dozens injured, besides transferring three senior officials including the district Superintendent of Police.