News

Stay informed with RSS

News

Accident

Explosion in fireworks factory kills nine people in China

AP

01/02/2010

The explosion happened on Friday at the Xinping Firecrackers Co Ltd and destroyed all of the workshops that were making fireworks.

Comments

Nine factory workers died and at least eight were injured after an explosion in Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province, China''s state run media reported on Saturday.

The explosion happened on Friday at the Xinping Firecrackers Co Ltd and destroyed all of the workshops that were making fireworks.

Xinhua News Agency reported that police had launched a search for the factory owner who allegedly fled the scene after the explosion.

Manufacturing fireworks is a large industry in China but is well known for having lax safety standards.



top stories

Most watched