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Fireworks factory explosion kills 10
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-09-17 16:16
Rescue workers on Friday morning found two more dead bodies from the debris
of a major explosion taking place in a local fireworks in Nanxian County of
Yiyang City, central China's Hunan Province, bringing the death toll of the
blast to 10.
Rescuers search the
site for survivors. [newsphoto] | Yang Guoqing, a
senior official with Hunan Provincial Bureau for Supervision of Safety, said
clearing up of the site of the blast came to an end.
The blast happened at Hedong Fireworks Factory of Baihe Village, Hekou
Township of Nanxian County, around 1:10 pm Thursday, and eight bodies were
discovered at the site of the explosion on the same day.
A dozen other people were injured in the blast which also destroyed six
rooms.
Hedong Fireworks Factory was a legal entity and was operated by Li Fulin, a
local villager. Cause of the explosion is under investigation.
The front gate of
the flattened fireworks factory. [newsphoto]
Firefighters work
to extinguish fire at the explosion site.
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