Fireworks blast toll climbs to 9
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December 19, 2010, Sunday
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THE death toll from a fireworks explosion in central China's Hunan Province on Friday increased to nine after another body was found yesterday.
The number of injured rose from four to nine as the search of ruined and damaged buildings near the blast site continued, a Changsha city government official said.
All the injured were being treated in hospital.
The blast occurred in Ningxiang County, in Changsha, the provincial capital, at about 9:30pm on Friday when a truck loaded with fireworks fuses hit a power pole and sparks from fallen cables ignited the fuses.
The blast destroyed the truck and nearby houses. Building walls were cracked and windows were shattered hundreds of meters away.
Residents said the blast sounded like a massive clap of thunder and sent a column of smoke high into the air. Rubble was blasted into nearby fields.
Police were still investigating the cause of the accident.
The number of injured rose from four to nine as the search of ruined and damaged buildings near the blast site continued, a Changsha city government official said.
All the injured were being treated in hospital.
The blast occurred in Ningxiang County, in Changsha, the provincial capital, at about 9:30pm on Friday when a truck loaded with fireworks fuses hit a power pole and sparks from fallen cables ignited the fuses.
The blast destroyed the truck and nearby houses. Building walls were cracked and windows were shattered hundreds of meters away.
Residents said the blast sounded like a massive clap of thunder and sent a column of smoke high into the air. Rubble was blasted into nearby fields.
Police were still investigating the cause of the accident.
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