India firecracker warehouse blaze kills 11

A blaze at a firecracker warehouse in southern India has killed 11 people.

Police Commissioner V. Ravindra Said says the bodies were charred beyond recognition in Wednesday's fire in Kotalingala, a village in Telangana state.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Kotalingala is 200km north of Hyderabad, the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.

India has a huge demand for firecrackers, which are used in religious festivals and weddings.