(SpotNews) CHINA-HUNAN-LIUYANG-FIREWORKS PLANT-EXPLOSION-RESCUE (CN)

(260505) -- CHANGSHA, May 5, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work on site after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, central China's Hunan Province, May 5, 2026. The fireworks plant explosion on Monday in central China's Hunan Province has left 26 people dead and 61 others injured, authorities said at a press conference on Tuesday.

So far, the rescue is almost finished, and environmental indicators from real-time monitoring of air and water have been normal.

The person in charge of the company has been detained by police and the cause of the accident is being investigated. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

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