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13:16, January 04, 2009 |
The death toll from a blast at an illegal fireworks plant in east China has risen to 13 as more bodies were found on Sunday, local government officials said.
The blast occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday in an abandoned kiln that was being used illegally for producing fireworks by a man in Yuhe Town, Weifang City in Shandong Province, the city government said.
The local government said late Saturday three people had been killed in the blast. Source: Xinhua
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