[ Home ] [ Hazards & Disasters ] [ Natural Events ] Fireworks Explosions 2000 June 30th. -- China, Guangdong province: fire in a fireworks factory; at least 36 people died. 2003 July 29th. China, Hebei province, village of Guoxi: a fireworks plant built in 1984 with 169 employees on-site exploded and partially collapsed; workers had taken gunpowder outdoors to dry, causing the material to ignite in the hot sun which subsequently let to a major blast; at least 29 people, including the factory manager, died and more than 100 were injured

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