Thirty-two people were injured and six are still missing after a
fireworks factory explosion in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local government sources
confirmed on Saturday.
The 15 injured people earlier reported were only the workers
hospitalized on the day of the blast, said Luo Yuegang, deputy
magistrate of Jiangchuan County.
A storehouse exploded around 6:20 PM Thursday at Xiaotuanshan
Fireworks Factory in Jiangchuan County, when 202 people were
working.
One worker has been confirmed dead in the blast.
The factory was immediately evacuated after the explosion. The
search for the missing and the investigation into the cause are
still underway.
(Xinhua News Agency November 5, 2006)