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Fireworks plant explosion in China kills at least 26, injures dozens more, state media say

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May 5, 2026 / 2:30 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Beijing — An explosion at a fireworks plant in a province in central China killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities reported Tuesday. China's official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon. State media China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in the Changsha-administered, county-level city of Liuyang, a prominent fireworks powerhouse. Changsha mayor Chen Bozhang said search and rescue operations at the scene have largely been completed, but verification of the casualties and identification of the victims are still underway. Aerial footage from state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday showed white smoke still billowing in certain areas of the site, with facilities collapsed or damaged.…

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