Firecracker factory explosion kills five children in China

By Xinhua

Taiyuan (China) : Five children have been killed in a blast at an abandoned firecracker factory in Yuncheng city in north China’s Shanxi province.


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The six, all about 10 years old, were playing inside the factory near Wangjia village of Nanzhang township, Wanrong county Sunday, when the explosion occurred.

A small amount of expired explosives stored in the factory went off at about 1 p.m., killing five instantly and seriously injuring another, sources said.

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