Explosion at a fireworks plant kills at least 26 people in China

An explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan ​province killed 21 people and injured 61 on Monday, prompting ‌President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation, state media reported.

An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities reported Tuesday.

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China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a fireworks plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon.

State media China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in the Changsha-administered, county-level city of Liuyang, a prominent fireworks powerhouse.