India, Sept. 2 -- The death toll in the Kaushambi firecracker factory blast rose to 13 on Tuesday after two more victims died, as police began identifying properties allegedly acquired through illegal income by the six accused for seizure, officials said.

One of the victims, Rajesh, 35, died during treatment at SRN Hospital in Prayagraj, while the remains of another victim, Sunil Maurya, 20, were recovered from the site and identified by his family, Superintendent of Police Satyanarayan Prajapat said.

The blast on Monday at an allegedly illegal firecracker manufacturing and storage facility in Manoori town had earlier killed 11 people, including eight children. Factory owner and main accused Naushad was arrested after an encounter early...