Muzaffarnagar, Nov 11 (PTI) A man injured in an explosion at a firecracker manufacturing unit here early this month succumbed to injuries at a hospital, police said on Thursday.

With the death of Shehzad on Wednesday, the number of people killed in the incident that took place on November 6 in Umarpur village has climbed to two.

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A 19-year-old identified as Azam had died on the day of the incident.

The incident had occurred when welding work of a shutter at the manufacturing unit was going on and a spark led to the explosion.

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