Twelve people were killed after an explosion at a fireworks’ shop in China's Hubei province on Wednesday. This is the second such explosion as the country celebrates the Lunar New Year. Emergency responders later put out the blaze. Investigators are now looking into the cause of the explosion.
Fireworks are a large part of the Lunar New Year celebration in China, but their use has also been the cause of multiple accidents.
On Sunday, another accident at a fireworks shop in eastern Jiangsu province led to the death of eight people. Two others were injured. Authorities had said a resident had set off fireworks near the shop.
The Central Government warned of the dangers in a statement, saying that "fireworks are still the biggest risks during the Spring Festival period".
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