### [2026-05-4](/feed/2026/05/4/index.md)

##### 2026 Liuyang fireworks factory explosion
# At least 26 people are killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, China. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/blast-fireworks-factory-chinas-hunan-province-kills-21-injures-61-cctv-2026-05-05/)

### Changes:

1. Twenty-one people are killed and 61 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _2026-05-05 17:33:01 (First version)_
2. At least 26 people are killed in explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _2026-05-05 19:33:03 (Update)_
2. At least 26 people are killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _(Current version)_

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