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Fireworks plant blast injures nine in north China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-01 16:26

SHIJIAZHUANG -- Nine people were injured after a fireworks plant exploded on Monday in north China's Hebei Province, according to provincial work safety bureau.

The explosion took place at about 11:30 a.m. in a village in Handan City.

Of the nine injured, one person was seriously hurt. No body was found dead in the accident, a spokesman for the work safety bureau said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.