Fireworks explosion bosses detained
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January 24, 2011, Monday
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POLICE in central China's Henan Province have detained the owner and three partners of a fireworks plant that exploded last Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 21.
Owner Tian Baoshan, 54, was apprehended on Saturday, said a spokesman with the publicity department of Yancheng District, Luohe City.
Tian is a native of Lao-gongtian Village, where the privately-owned Yutian Fireworks Plant was located.
The Wednesday blast ripped through the plant about 4:50pm, razing several rows of workshops. Minor blasts continued throughout the night, witnesses said.
At the time, 59 people were working in the plant.
Fireworks are a major product manufactured in Liji Township, which administers the village. The township has seen three fireworks factory explosions in the last 10 years, but the latest blast was the worst in terms of casualties.
The Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 3 this year, brings a surge in fireworks sales.
Owner Tian Baoshan, 54, was apprehended on Saturday, said a spokesman with the publicity department of Yancheng District, Luohe City.
Tian is a native of Lao-gongtian Village, where the privately-owned Yutian Fireworks Plant was located.
The Wednesday blast ripped through the plant about 4:50pm, razing several rows of workshops. Minor blasts continued throughout the night, witnesses said.
At the time, 59 people were working in the plant.
Fireworks are a major product manufactured in Liji Township, which administers the village. The township has seen three fireworks factory explosions in the last 10 years, but the latest blast was the worst in terms of casualties.
The Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 3 this year, brings a surge in fireworks sales.
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