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Blast in fireworks storage house leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

Xinhua, December 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

A blast at a fireworks storage venue in central China's Henan Province on Monday morning has left three people dead and four others injured.

Police said the blast occurred in an unused workshop storing illegal fireworks in Shijing Village, Jiaozuo City.

The injured have been sent to hospital, and further investigation is under way. Endi