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This is an archive article published on December 12, 2010

8 killed,six injured in fireworks explosion in China

Eight people were killed and six others injured in an explosion in Shandong province.

Eight people were killed and six others injured in an explosion caused by fireworks in China’s Yangxin county in Shandong Province,officials said.

The blast occurred at 4:50 pm (local time) on Saturday in a room stored with fireworks on a busy street in the county. The wife of the room owner was killed on the spot,the official China Daily reported on Sunday.

The injured,totalling 13,were sent to a nearby hospital,where seven died and the rest are in stable condition,officials said.

The room owner was blamed for illegally storing the fireworks,which triggered the blast,they added.

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