Urgent: Explosion in fireworks factory kills at least 4, injures 3 more: reports

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ROME, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- At least four people -- including the wife of the factory's owner -- died on Wednesday after an explosion at the Barcelona Pozzo di Gotto fireworks company, Italian media reported.

According to online reports by La Repubblic and TGCOM24, at least one other person is missing and three others are seriously injured, with two of them in critical condition.

Among the casualties was 71-year-old Venera Mazzeo, the wife of the factory owner Vito Costa. Mazzeo reportedly died on the scene after being consumed by the blaze. Enditem

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