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To: TobagoJack who wrote (50867)1/30/2006 9:37:11 PM
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DJ China Fireworks Storehouse Death Toll Jumps To 36

General? Did you go out with a blast? Are you OK old friend?

BEIJING (AP)--The death toll in a fireworks storehouse explosion in central China jumped to 36 after rescue workers found more bodies while cleaning up debris, the government said.

The explosion Sunday in Linzhou, a city in Henan province, also injured 48 people after firecrackers in the storehouse were accidentally ignited, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

The explosion caused the collapse of a nearby temple, killing 16 people on the spot, Xinhua said.

Workers found another 20 people while cleaning up debris in the area, it said.

Such explosions are reported frequently in China, often around the Lunar New Year, when Chinese celebrate by setting off billions of firecrackers.


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January 30, 2006 20:55 ET (01:55 GMT)
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