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Explosion at firecrackers plant leaves three missing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-26 11:46
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CHANGSHA: Three firefighters were reported missing in a firecrackers plant explosion in central China's Hunan Province Tuesday morning, the local fire control authorities said.
He said the fire brigade in Linxiang City sent two fire engines to the site at 7:30 am.
A second blast during the rescue work buried a firefighter, who was later rescued, and left three others missing, the spokesman said.
He said further casualties were not immediately known, and rescue work was continuing.
