The death toll in the massive fire that broke out inside a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda on Tuesday morning has risen to 8, state minister Uday Pratap Singh said adding that the blaze triggered multiple explosions.

The injured have been taken to hospitals and efforts were on to control the fire, officials said. Ambulances and fire engines from Indore and Bhopal were rushed to the site of the explosion to tackle the blaze.