Event Brief
Volunteer hurt describes risky clean-up after Hunan blast
Filed: May 06, 2026 at 4:04 AM ET
Summary: A rescuer in Liuyang, Hunan described dangerous clean-up after a fireworks blast killed 26 and injured 61.
WHO: Xiao, an excavator operator and volunteer rescuer
WHAT: Secondary blasts wounded volunteers during clean-up at a fireworks blast site
WHEN: May 06, 2026 at 3:12 AM ET
WHERE: Liuyang, China
WHY: Secondary blasts during the clean-up created dangerous gunpowder and sparks.
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