Toll rises to 13 in starch factory blast

Belgaum, Karnataka, May 11 (UNI) The toll in the May 4 Gokak-based starch factory blast has risen to 13, with one more worker succumbing to burn injuries in KLE Hospital last night.

Hospital sources told UNI that nearly 20 workers were still undergoing treatment in the hospital.

The blast took place when a leaking gas cylinder burst and starch stock caught fire.

UNI