Nagpur, March 16 -- The death toll in the explosion at the SBL Energy factory in Raulgaon village of Katol taluka in Maharashtra's Nagpur district has risen to 25 after a young woman who had suffered severe burn injuries succumbed during treatment, officials said on Monday.
The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Jyoti Dhurve, who had sustained around 65 per cent burn injuries in the powerful blast that occurred on March 1.
She died on Sunday at around 9: 45 pm while undergoing treatment at Orange City Hospital and Research Institute (OCHRI), hospital sources said.
The explosion at the factory was so powerful that 18 workers died on the spot when the unit was ripped apart by the blast.
Several others sustained critical injuries and w...