Fireworks shop explosion kills 12 people amid Lunar New Year celebrations
Dozen killed in fireworks shop explosion
- A fireworks shop explosion in China's Hubei province has claimed the lives of 12 people.
- The incident occurred in Xiangyang on Wednesday afternoon, with emergency services successfully extinguishing the resulting blaze.
- Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the blast, though further details are not yet available.
- This marks the second such incident during the ongoing Lunar New Year festivities, following a separate fireworks shop explosion in Jiangsu province that killed eight people days earlier.
- China's Ministry of Emergency Management has issued a warning, stating that fireworks remain the biggest risk during the Spring Festival period due to their traditional but often dangerous use.
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