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Sudan fire: 'Most victims belonged to TN, UP, Bihar'

Khartoum: Most of the Indians hospitalised or reported missing after the LPG tanker blast at a ceramics factory in Sudan belonged to Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and authorities are trying to ascertain the identifies of the victims, officials said on Thursday.

The Indian Embassy has issued a detailed list of the Indians who were reported missing, hospitalised, or survived the blast at the Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area in Khartoum on Tuesday that killed at least 23 people.

Eighteen Indians were among the dead. "Six have been identified and Embassy is contacting families in India to send back their mortal remains," the Indian mission tweeted.

It said efforts are on to identify other victims.

"The bodies have burnt beyond recognition. We are trying to establish their identity," an Indian official told PTI over phone from Khartoum.

The official said one more person died on Thursday and identified the victim as Niraj Kumar Singh from Bihar.

More than 130 people were injured in the blast. Seven Indians have been hospitalised, with four in critical condition and 16 were still missing.

Out of those reported missing Ramakrishanan, Raja Sekhar and Venkatachalem are from Tamil Nadu, Ram Kumar, Amit Tiwari and Nitish Mishra are from Bihar, Jishan Khan, Mohit Kumar, Hari Nath and Pradeep Verama are from Uttar Pradesh, and Pawan and Pradeep from Haryana.

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