HANOI: Vietnamese police on Sunday raised the death toll from a blast at a fireworks factory to 24 blaming other explosives also stored at the site for the accident, which also left many injured.

“At least 24 people were killed—we have identified 16 bodies,” said Phu Tho policeman Pham Quang Minh.

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