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title: "Nine dead, 26 injured"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:12:07+00:00"
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#  Nine dead, 26 injured

 Written on 17 June 2025.

An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China killed nine people and injured 26 others, state media said, as challenging on-site rescue work continued a day after the incident. The blast occurred at a factory in a village outside Changde, a city in Hunan province, state-run China National Radio (CNR) said.

Rescue work at the scene was ongoing, CNR reported, noting a “complicated” situation and the risk of additional explosions hampering response efforts. Adding to the challenge, the site was in a “mountainous area with no large water source”, it added. “During more than 20 hours of uninterrupted and continuous rescue, the rescue team used remote-controlled water cannons to extinguish the fire,” the report said.

State news agency Xinhua also said Tuesday that the Ministry of Emergency Management had sent a working team to Hunan to oversee the rescue.

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