10 die in factory fire in India

NEW DELHI, July 04 (Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Wednesday after a massive fire broke out inside a fireworks factory in southern Indian state of Telangana.

The fire broke out at Kotilingala Devasthanam in Kashibugga area of Warangal district, about 160 km east of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.

"So far we have recovered 10 bodies from the spot," Bhagwan Reddy, district fire officer at Warangal, told the news agency.

"A massive fire has broke out inside the fireworks factory today, triggering series of blasts. In the 300-metre radius, the blasts caused cracks in the buildings."