BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state agency Xinhua reported Friday, adding that one person remains missing.
The explosion happened at around 4:40 p.m. (0840 GMT) on Monday in Hunan’s Liuyang, known as China’s fireworks capital for its 60% share of the domestic market and about 70% of exports.
Xinhua said on-site research and rescue work has completed for now and 51 people are being treated at hospitals.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Shi Bu; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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