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At least 8 persons died and 3 injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Badayun district of Uttar Pradesh.
The incident took place in Rasulpur village of civil lines area on Friday.
SSP, District Ashok Kumar Singh said that it was a licensed factory and some passers-by were also got affected by the blast.
Rescue work is still on and some persons are feared trapped inside the debris.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed grief over the incident.
He has announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured.