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One killed, two injured in Anhui firecracker plant explosion
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-23 19:35 A firecracker plant explosion
killed one person and injured two others in Chaohu, a city in east China's Anhui
Province on Thursday afternoon, sources with the local government said on
Friday.
The two injured are still under treatment in hospital.
According to the work safety watchdog of Juchao District of Chaohu City, the
explosion occurred at Ruilong Firecracker Factory in Sanbing Township at 4:55
p.m. Thursday.
All firecrackers factories in the district were required to suspend
production for safety check.
The blast-hit factory is a qualified firecracker producer with complete
licenses, but the owner of the factory was unable to be located following the
accident. Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
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