Blast at fireworks factory in China's Hunan kills 21, Xi calls for probe, state media say
Xi ordered a thorough investigation and accountability as nearly 500 rescuers searched the site and authorities evacuated residents within a 3 km radius.
- An explosion at the Changsha Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks plant in Hunan, China, killed 21 people and injured 61 on Monday in the city of Liuyang, prompting immediate emergency response operations.
- The explosion's destructive force shattered windows of a nearby residential building, as CCTV reported, while Authorities evacuated all residents within a 3km radius of the plant.
- Rescue teams deployed nearly 500 personnel and robots to search for the injured, implementing humidifying measures to "prevent secondary accidents during the rescue" amid high-risk gunpowder warehouses.
- Police are investigating the blast's cause and have taken "control measures" against the person in charge of the fireworks company, according to state media reports.
- President Jinping urged all-out search efforts and called for an investigation to hold those responsible to account, signaling high-level government scrutiny of the facility's safety failures.
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