Nine dead, 26 injured in China fireworks factory blast

By AFP
June 18, 2025
Screengrab from video showing fire rescue teams trying to extinguish massive inferno at a plant in Anyang City, Henan province. — AFP/File
Screengrab from video showing fire rescue teams trying to extinguish massive inferno at a plant in Anyang City, Henan province. — AFP/File

BEIJING: An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China killed nine people and injured 26 others, state media said on Tuesday, as challenging on-site rescue work continued a day after the incident.

The blast occurred shortly before 8:30 am Monday at a factory in a village outside Changde, a city in Hunan province, state-run China National Radio (CNR) said. As of 9:00 am on Tuesday, nine people were dead and 26 injured, CNR said citing a rescue command centre.