9 died in Firecracker factory blast in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee orders CID to investigate | ABP News

9 died in Firecracker factory blast in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee orders CID to investigate | ABP News

The death toll in the explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in Egra of East Midnapore on Tuesday has now risen to nine. The SP of East Midnapore said that the illegal firecrackers were manufactured in the factory and police had earlier raided, seized and filed a case against the factory. According to ANI, SP Amarnath K added that last week, they raided this factory, but nothing was found. Now, police have recovered nine bodies from the blast site. Police further said that the factory building collapsed after the explosion occurred.