At least 26 people were killed and 61 injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory in the city of Changsha, Hunan province, on Monday.
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China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company. China’s official news agency, Xinhua, reported that the country’s president, Xi Jinping, had called on authorities to swiftly investigate the cause of the explosion. Local people were evacuated from danger zones, according to the agency
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