12 killed in China's Hubei as firecracker store explosion triggers blaze

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Twelve people were killed on Wednesday when a store selling firecrackers exploded ⁠and caught fire in China's Hubei ⁠province, burning 50 square ‌metres of ​the premises, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The incident occurred at an unnamed retailer in the central Chinese ​city of ⁠Xiangyang, according to the report. The cause of the blast was under investigation, ⁠CCTV said.

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Explosions ‌related to pyrotechnics are not uncommon in China, ‌where firecrackers are widely used ⁠and often indiscriminately deplo...

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