Families of explosion victims seared by pain

The season of family reunions during Spring Festival hadn't been able to bring together six siblings from Changchun, Jilin province.

Little did they expect such a gathering would occur more than 1,600 kilometers from their hometown, as a result of tragedy.

A phone call from Jiangsu province following a deadly blast rocked a chemical plant in Xiangshui county on Thursday brought them bad news: Their 41-year-old uncle had been near the explosion site.