Six People Killed in Hunan Fireworks Explosion

20 January 2002
Six people were killed and two critically injured from a fireworks factory explosion on 19 January, 2002.

The explosion took place in an illegally operated fireworks factory in Xinta Village, Yongxing city of the mid-eastern province of Hunan on the morning of 19 January, 2002.

After one and a half day of rescue work, they confirmed that Liu Junping, the factory owner, his wife and 13-year-old son as well as three workers were among the victims..

Source: China's news agencies

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Online: 2002-01-20
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