Firecracker factory blast in Guangxi kills 24
(CRI English)
Updated: 2004-10-05 10:07

At least 24 people have died in a blast at a firecracker factory in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The explosion occurred at a factory in a township in Qinzhou City Monday afternoon.

Firecracker factory blast in Guangxi kills 24 people. [Xinhua]

Firecracker factory blast in Guangxi kills 24 people. [Xinhua]

Twenty-eight people were also injured in the blast.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the explosion.

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