At least eight die in fireworks factory blast in Italy
A plume of smoke rises from the Bruscella fireworks factory in Modugno near Bari, Italy. (AAP) AAP
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Italy has risen to eight.
Seven people were killed on the spot and several other injured on Friday in the explosion in the southern port city of Bari. An eighth fatality was confirmed on Sunday, local media reported citing the emergency services.
La Repubblica newspaper reported that a van exploded first, triggering a series of blasts within the factory that lasted around an hour.
The Bari prosecutor's office has opened an involuntary homicide inquiry into the explosion.
One of the injured sustained burns on 90 per cent of the body, La Repubblica said.
The factory was totally destroyed.
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