{"id":340740,"date":"2026-05-05T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/blast-at-fireworks-factory-in-central-china-kills-at-least-26-people\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:00:28","slug":"blast-at-fireworks-factory-in-central-china-kills-at-least-26-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/blast-at-fireworks-factory-in-central-china-kills-at-least-26-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast at fireworks factory in central China kills at least 26 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WwcgFcmUnNU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Blast at fireworks factory in central China kills at least 26 people\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WwcgFcmUnNU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company. 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