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| An accident in China: ?? people killed in Fireworks explosion | |
2010-02-28 09:53 GUANGZHOU: The death toll of a fireworks explosion has risen to 20 as an injured person died in hospital in south China's Guangdong Province, local authorities said Saturday. The explosion occurred at Shiqiaotou Village, Junbu Township of Puning City at about 8:00 p.m. Friday, according to the provincial public security department and Puning city government. Bodies of 13 people were discovered at the scene Friday night and seven others died in hospital later. Eight people are still in critical conditions. Villager Yang Junshu and his family were setting off firecrackers in front of his house. It is believed that the flame ignited other fireworks on the ground and caused the huge explosion, a witness surnamed Yang, whose house is about 200 meters away from the scene, told Xinhua. Police have detained Yang Junshu and his nephew Yang Keqin. Their relatives have handed in 8 million yuan (1.17 million U.S. dollars) for compensation. The municipal government has identified 10 of the dead, seven men and three women, including the detained suspect Yang Junshu's mother Chen Yaxia, brother Yang Junmao, daughter-in-law Yang Beibei. The others include two sons and a daughter of a neighbor of Yang Junshu and four villagers. Police and work safety officials have started a safety check on the sale, storage, transportation and the use of fireworks in Puning. Officials said they would close all unlicensed retailers. Fireworks and firecrackers are a necessity for celebrating the Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in China. The festival ends Sunday. |
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February 27, 2010 2:00 a.m. EST Beijing, China (CNN) -- A celebration of China's lunar new year turned deadly as a firecracker explosion killed 19 and wounded dozens, state media reported Saturday. The incident occurred in southern China's Guangdong Province on Friday night, Xinhua news agency reported. A family was setting off firecrackers in front of their home when a flame lit several firecrackers that were on the ground, the agency reported. This caused a huge explosion, a witness told the agency. Bodies of 13 people were discovered at the scene Friday night and six others died at a hospital. About 50 people were also injured in the blast, Xinhua reported. Firecrackers are a big part of the celebration of the lunar new year. The holiday ends Sunday. |
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2010/02/27 BEIJING, Sat - Thirteen people were killed and more than 30 injured in southern China after a family celebrating the Lunar New Year with fireworks triggered an explosion, state media reported today. The blast occurred Friday night in a village in Guangdong province, Xinhua news agency reported, as millions of people around the country continued to set off festive explosives to mark the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. The injured were taken to a local hospital for treatment, the report said, citing a local public security official. Further details on the dead and injured were not provided. A villager living about 200 metres from where the explosion happened said the force of the blast caused cracks in the doors and walls of his house, Xinhua said. - AFP |
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