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Five dead, nine injured in firework plant explosion
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January 11, 2009, Sunday
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FIVE people were confirmed dead and nine others injured in a firework plant explosion in south China's Guangdong Province this morning, the local government said.
The explosion was reported at 8:30am in a privately-run workshop in Qingtan town of Yingde City, a spokesman with the city government said.
He said four people were killed on the spot and another one died later in hospital.
Among the dead were four women from Guangdong and a man from the central Hunan Province.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Chinese businesses have stepped up producing and selling fireworks in the run-up to the Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday. This year, the festival falls on Jan. 26.
Similar accidents have killed at least 24 people in Guangdong, Hunan, Shandong and Hebei provinces since mid-November, according to the State Council Work Safety Commission.
The explosion was reported at 8:30am in a privately-run workshop in Qingtan town of Yingde City, a spokesman with the city government said.
He said four people were killed on the spot and another one died later in hospital.
Among the dead were four women from Guangdong and a man from the central Hunan Province.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Chinese businesses have stepped up producing and selling fireworks in the run-up to the Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday. This year, the festival falls on Jan. 26.
Similar accidents have killed at least 24 people in Guangdong, Hunan, Shandong and Hebei provinces since mid-November, according to the State Council Work Safety Commission.
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