BEIJING, Dec 29: Five workers and an elderly person were killed when a blast ripped through an illegal fireworks unit in central China’s Hunan Province, media report said.
The explosion occurred at around 7 am at the illegal workshop in a village in Changde city yesterday.
Five villagers, who were believed to be the workers manufacturing the fireworks powder, died on the spot, the Changde municipal government said in a statement.
The explosion caused a nearby house to collapse, killing an old man inside, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The suspect who ran the illegal workshop has been taken into custody by police, the statement said.
The cause of the accident is under investigation. (AGENCIES)
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