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Chinese village obliterated by massive explosion at 'illegal firework factory' which 'looked like nuclear bomb blast'

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At least two people were killed in a fireworks explosion today, in northern China's Tangshan city.

And it's believed that the factory may have been operating illegally, according to local media.


State broadcaster CCTV News released footage of the blast site showing thick smoke rising from houses and people gathering on top of debris.

The incident happened at about 1pm (5am GMT) and was caused by "individual's illegal storage of fireworks ", it quoted the local public security department as saying.

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