Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2010 shows smoke and fire remaining after an explosion happened in Yichun, a city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. An explosion occurred in a firecrackers factory around 9:40 in Yichun on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

The death toll from Monday's fireworks factory explosion in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province had climbed to 19, with five missing and 153 others injured, local authorities said Tuesday.

The explosion occurred at 9:45 Monday morning in Wumahe District of Yichun City.