<p>The toll in the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district rose to 12 after two more persons succumbed to their injuries, a senior official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Rabindranath Maity and Pinki Maity, who had third-degree burn injuries, died at the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata where they were undergoing treatment, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/egra-firecracker-unit-blast-prime-accused-dies-of-burn-injuries-in-odisha-hospital-1220071.html" target="_blank">Egra firecracker unit blast prime accused dies of burn injuries in Odisha hospital</a></strong></p>.<p>"Rabindranath died on Friday night and Pinki succumbed to her injuries on Saturday afternoon. Their conditions were deteriorating constantly since they were brought here," the official said.</p>.<p>Prime accused and owner of the illegal firecracker manufacturing unit, Kalipada alias Bhanu Bagh, who was arrested by the West Bengal CID on Thursday, had succumbed to his injuries at a private nursing home in Odisha's Cuttack, where he had fled soon after the blast on May 16.</p>.<p>Nine people were killed soon after the explosion took place at the unit in Egra.</p>.<p>The West Bengal CID, which is investigating the case, has so far arrested nine people.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal government, seeking a detailed report on the explosion within four weeks.</p>
<p>The toll in the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district rose to 12 after two more persons succumbed to their injuries, a senior official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Rabindranath Maity and Pinki Maity, who had third-degree burn injuries, died at the state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata where they were undergoing treatment, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/egra-firecracker-unit-blast-prime-accused-dies-of-burn-injuries-in-odisha-hospital-1220071.html" target="_blank">Egra firecracker unit blast prime accused dies of burn injuries in Odisha hospital</a></strong></p>.<p>"Rabindranath died on Friday night and Pinki succumbed to her injuries on Saturday afternoon. Their conditions were deteriorating constantly since they were brought here," the official said.</p>.<p>Prime accused and owner of the illegal firecracker manufacturing unit, Kalipada alias Bhanu Bagh, who was arrested by the West Bengal CID on Thursday, had succumbed to his injuries at a private nursing home in Odisha's Cuttack, where he had fled soon after the blast on May 16.</p>.<p>Nine people were killed soon after the explosion took place at the unit in Egra.</p>.<p>The West Bengal CID, which is investigating the case, has so far arrested nine people.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal government, seeking a detailed report on the explosion within four weeks.</p>