NEW DELHI, 8 June (BelTA - Xinhua) - At least 25 people killed in the deadly fire incident inside a fireworks factory in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, local officials said Thursday.
According to officials, five critically injured workers in the incident are undergoing treatment in a hospital.
The fire on Wednesday triggered series of blasts inside the factory at village Khairi in Balaghat district, about 437 km southeast of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.
Officials said rescuers have retrieved all the bodies from the debris of factory.
According to officials more than 40 workers mostly women were inside the legally-run factory at the time of fire.
The cause of blasts and subsequent fire inside the factory was yet to be known.
Reports said there is a suspicion that someone might have thrown a burning beedi (a type of cheap cigarette made of unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves) inside the factory, when the production was going on.
