US EditionA fireworks ship explosion in China kills 12 people in the second such blast in days
The blast at a fireworks shop in Xiangyang killed 12 people, marking the second deadly incident during the Lunar New Year, with authorities investigating the cause.
- Chinese state media said Wednesday an explosion at a fireworks shop in Zhengji town, Xiangyang city, Hubei killed 12 people.
- The central government warned Tuesday that `fireworks are still the biggest risks` during the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.
- Around 2pm, emergency services rushed to the site and extinguished the flames by around 3:30pm, affecting an area radius around 50 square meters.
- Investigators are now probing the cause, which remains unknown, and no further details were provided, the report said.
- It was the second such explosion in days, following a Sunday blast in eastern Jiangsu province that killed eight and injured two after a resident set off fireworks, officials said.
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Twelve people die in fireworks explosion at Lunar New Year celebrations in eastern China
Firework-related blasts are not uncommon in China, where they are used widely and often indiscriminately during celebrations such as the Lunar New Year holiday, which began on Tuesday.
An explosion at a fireworks store in central China has claimed twelve lives. Emergency services responded to the scene and extinguished the fire that broke out after the blast near the city of Xiangyang, Hubei Province. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the explosion. This is the second fatal fireworks explosion in recent days. On Sunday, ahead of Chinese New Year festivities, another one occurred in the eastern province of …
Twelve people were killed in an explosion at a fireworks store in China's Hubei province today, state media reported, which is the second such incident during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
12 killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion
Twelve people were killed in an explosion at a firework shop in Hubei in central China on Wednesday, just days after eight people died in a similar incident in a nearby province. The accident happened just before 2.30pm on the second day of Lunar New Year in Zhengji township in the city of Xiangyang, state news agency Xinhua reported. The report added that the subsequent fire spread across the premises and was put out within an hour. An investig…
Fireworks shop explosion kills 12 in central China
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