Fireworks Plant Blasts Leave 9 Dead, Over 60 Injured in East China

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Fireworks Plant Blasts Leave 9 Dead, Over 60 Injured in East China

Nine people were killed and over 60 others were injured in a string of explosions Sunday at a fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province, according to the latest reports.

Fireworks Blasts Leave 9 Dead, Over 60 Injured

Nine people were killed and over 60 others were injured in a string of explosions Sunday at a fireworks plant in east China's Jiangxi Province, according to the latest reports.

The Panda Fireworks Manufacturing Co., Ltd, where the explosions occurred, is located in Huangmao township, Wanzai County.

The company was first launched in 1995 as a solely-invested Hong Kong enterprise, with all the required certificates and licenses, local officials said.

According to an initial investigation, the blasts were caused by human error.