India, Aug. 31 -- Eleven people were killed and five were injured after a massive explosion at a firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Monday afternoon, officials said.

District Magistrate Amit Pal said the blast occurred at a firecracker factory in Manori village under the Pipri police station area, following which 11 injured people, who had been referred to SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, died during treatment. He added that the five seriously injured people are undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Priyanjali (5), Praveen Singh (13), Jahanvi (12), Aditya (12), Aditya (8), Ravi (8), Anju (32), Gyan Singh (40), Vikram Saroj (35), Ansh (6) and Nana (4), the DM said.

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