Sindh [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): The death toll after a blast in a firecracker factory in Hyderabad has risen to seven, Dawn news reported on Sunday.

Rescue officials confirmed to Dawn the recovery of one more body from the rubble, which was pulled out late on Saturday.

"A powerful explosion was reported in a firecracker factory on the banks of the Laghari Goth river, Latifabad Police Station B Section limits," the officials said on Saturday, adding that a fire subsequently broke out in the factory.

Latifabad Assistant Commissioner confirmed that the fireworks were being illegally manufactured in a house without a licence, Dawn reported. However, citing the Hyderabad SSP, it mentioned, "Initial findings show that the factory owner [Asad Zai] actually got a licence for some oth

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