Truck carrying fireworks explodes, kills 26 people and destroys motorway

Feb 1, 2013 - 07:56
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Truck carrying fireworks explodes, kills 26 people and destroys motorway
Blast: The huge blast destroyed an 80-metre stretch of highway outside the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, and was powerful enough to shatter windows of a nearby truck stop

The huge blast destroyed an 80-metre stretch of highway outside the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, and was powerful enough to shatter windows of a nearby truck stop. Emergency crews closed the highway at the accident site, said China National Radio, which reported the death toll of 26.

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