2010-01-01 17:48:22 - Explosion - China EDIS CODE: EX-20100101-24381-CHN
Date & Time: 2010-01-01 17:48:22 [UTC]
Area: China, Province of Shaanxi, Pucheng County, Yilong Village Event exciting : Firecrackers explosion
Number of death person(s): 8
Number of Injured person(s): 8
Damage level: Moderate (Level 2)
Not confirmed information! Description: A firecrackers explosion killed eight people and injured another eight in northwest China's Shaanxi Province Friday, local authorities said. The accident took place at about 3:20 p.m. in the Yilong Village of Sanhe Township, in Pucheng County, the Shaanxi provincial government said in a statement. Local work safety, police and health authorities have dispatched emergency staff to the village, the statement said. No further details were provided.
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