The death toll in the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in Odisha's Balasore district rose to 10 yesterday with four more persons succumbing to burn injuries, officials said. The massive explosion at the illegal firecracker factory at Bahabalpur had claimed the lives of six persons and left nine seriously injured on Wednesday night. The injured were shifted to Sriram Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack on Wednesday night, officials said. "Nine persons injured in the explosion were received at our hospital. Out of them, four persons with critical burn died during treatment," Superintendent of SCB Medical College and Hospital, Prof (Dr) Shyama Kanungo said.

The massive explosion at the illegal firecracker factory at Bahabalpur had claimed the lives of six persons and left nine seriously injured.