Al Jazeera reports: Advertisement Liuyang produces about 70 percent of China’s fireworks exports, according to China Daily, and accounts for 60 percent of the country’s domestic market.The last major accident at a fireworks factory in Liuyang was in 2019, when 13 people were killed and 17 injured.Local authorities initially tried to conceal the extent of the accident and said seven people were killed, but an investigation by Hunan’s provincial government found that the figure was higher, according to Xinhua.
Originally reported by Al Jazeera. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
