2 injured, 4 cars wrecked in Tianjin fireworks explosion
Updated: 2013-02-25 19:57
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Two residents were injured and four cars destroyed by fire in an explosion that rocked a residential compound in Tianjin on Saturday during celebrations for the Lantern Festival, Xinhua News Agency reported.
A witness was quoted as saying that flames from a firework spread to the trunk of a car full of fireworks and firecrackers, which exploded.
The report said the explosion, at around 9 pm, injured two passerby and destroyed four cars.
Five other cars were also damaged and the windows of a residential building were shattered.
The two victims were sent to hospital.
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