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

##### Fireworks
# Twenty-one people are killed and 61 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan, China. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/20260505/082e1aeb86694ce08c87173195c807db/c.html)

### Changes:

1. Three people are killed and 25 others are injured, including two critically, in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _2026-05-04 21:32:47 (First version)_
2. Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a fire at a six-story apartment building in Manhattan, New York, United States.  _2026-05-05 09:32:59 (Update)_
2. Twenty-one people are killed and 61 others are injured in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _(Current version)_

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