India, Oct. 9 -- Two more people have died after the firecracker unit explosion in Andhra Pradesh's B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district that killed six and injured several on Wednesday afternoon, with the government constituting a two-member committee on Thursday to investigate the causes of the explosion.

According to police officers, around 40 people were working for the upcoming Diwali festival when the explosion took place around 12:30 pm at the Lakshmi Ganapathi Fireworks factory in Rayavaram block, V. Savaram village.

State chief secretary K. Vijayanand issued an order constituting a committee comprising the principal secretary of the municipal administration and urban development department, S. Suresh Kumar, and Elite Anti-Narcotics...