China Factory Blast: At Least 21 Killed, Over 60 Injured in Explosion at Fireworks Plant in Guandu Township

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At least 21 workers were killed and 61 others injured in an explosion in a fireworks manufacturing factory in China’s Guandu Township on Monday. May 4. The explosion occurred at around 4:40 pm at the plant in Liuyang, a county-level city under Changsha, the capital city of Hunan Province, according to Xinhua News. The incident took place at Liuyang Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co, a fireworks plant located at Guandu township. 500 personnel, along with firefighters and emergency crews, are at the site and conducting a search and rescue operation, while robots were used to help find those trapped…