Death toll in China’s fireworks factory explosion rises to 37

BEIJING: (May 8) The death toll due to an explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has risen to 37 on Friday with one person still missing.

The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the plant operated by the Huasheng fireworks manufacturing and display company in Liuyang, a county-level city under Changsha, the provincial capital.

So far, the accident has claimed 37 lives, left one person missing, and injured 51 others who are receiving medical treatment in hospitals, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.