Three high-ranking officials in Hunan's emergency management system are under investigation for serious violations following a deadly fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang that killed 37, injured 51, and left 1 missing.
Two people sustained minor injuries in a powerful explosion at the Ta' Lourdes fireworks factory in Malta on Monday. The blast, which occurred around 6:35 am, sent a large smoke cloud into the air, shook buildings, and shattered glass. No workers were inside the facility at the time.
The death toll from a fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang, Hunan province rose to 26 on Tuesday as Beijing sent Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing to supervise the aftermath of the blast, according to Chinese state media. Zhang said the State Council, China’s cabinet, would establish an investigation team to look into the cause and help with criminal punishment, official news agency Xinhua reported. Zhang has pledged to punish firework producers that violate safety regulations, as well as regulators...
The death toll from a fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang, Hunan province has risen to 26, according to Chinese state media. The explosion occurred at around 4.40pm on Monday in a workshop at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in the county-level city famous for its firework production, under the provincial capital Changsha. The mayor of Changsha Chen Bozhang told media on Tuesday afternoon that the latest death toll was 26 people, while the number of injured remained...
A fireworks factory explosion in Liuyang, Hunan province Monday has killed 21 people and injured 61 others, state media said. More to follow...
At least 13 people were killed and others injured in a major explosion at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode, Thrissur district, Kerala. Around 40 people including women, elderly and youngsters were in the sheds when the explosion occurred around 3pm. The unit was manufacturing crackers for the Thrissur Pooram festival starting Sunday. Five injured have over 70% burns. The tragedy follows a similar incident in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar two days earlier that killed 23 workers. Experts cited heatwave conditions as a possible factor, with a worker stating fire may have started from wicks drying in the open sun.
