Fireworks Factory

Fireworks Factory

Rubble lies near damaged buildings after a blast at a fireworks manufacturing factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China, May 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

China to probe deadly fireworks factory blast

Operations at all fireworks plants in the city have been suspended to carry out safety inspections

Firefighters work to distinguish a fire following a blast at a fireworks manufacturing factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China, May 5, 2026. Photo: cnsphoto via REUTERS

Blast at fireworks factory in China's Hunan kills 26, Xi calls for probe

Representational Image of a person walking outside a fireworks warehouse as smoke rises after an explosion, in Karachi, Pakistan, on 21 August 2025. Photo: Reuters

Explosion at fireworks factory in southern Pakistan kills 4, injures 11