13 killed in China fireworks plant explosion

September 2nd, 2009 Report: Chemical explosion kills 18 in ChinaBEIJING — A chemical explosion in eastern China killed 18 people and injured 10 others on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast occurred about 4 p.m.

August 20th, 2009 ReneSola lands $706M solar project, shares jumpNEW YORK — Shares of ReneSola Ltd. jumped on Thursday on news that the Chinese solar maker scored an exclusive right to develop a $706 million, 150 megawatt solar power plant in China.

July 5th, 2009 Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 2, hurts 3OCRACOKE, N.C. — A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

July 4th, 2009 Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 1, hurts 4OCRACOKE, N.C. — A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote North Carolina island dock, killing one worker and critically injuring four others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

June 21st, 2009 16 people killed in eastern China factory blastBEIJING — An explosion at a factory in eastern China killed 16 people and injured dozens early Sunday, authorities said. The blast happened at 3 a.m.

May 3rd, 2009 China: Blast at illegal fireworks factory kills 13BEIJING — Chinese state media say an explosion in an illegal fireworks factory has killed 13 people and injured two. Saturday's blast flattened three rooms in a rented house in the eastern province of Shandong.

April 13th, 2009 KABUL - Four people were killed and three wounded in an explosion in western Afghanistan early Monday, police said. 'This morning a vehicle hit a mine in Adraskan district.

March 29th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least three people were killed when a large number of crackers went off accidentally in a fireworks manufacturing unit in Orissa Sunday, an official said. The explosion in Nuapalli village of Ganjam district, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, was so powerful that the house where the crackers were being manufactured collapsed.

March 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - One person was killed and several others were injured in an explosion at a police station here Monday. The explosion occurred at a police station in sector G-7 near Sitara Market.

March 24th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Five people were killed and 12 injured in a bomb explosion on the outskirts of Iraqi capital Monday, the interior ministry said. The blast took place near a car repair workshop in the Abu Ghraib area, some 15 km west of Baghdad, it said.

February 11th, 2009 BEIJING - Beijing police have arrested 12 people, including an official of the China Central Television (CCTV), for the fire in the company's new headquarters building Monday that killed one person and injured seven, officials said Thursday. The arrested include three CCTV workers and eight people hired by CCTV from a fireworks company in central Hunan province, the spokesman for the municipal public security bureau said Thursday.

January 31st, 2009 FUZHOU - Fifteen people were killed in a fireworks accident in Changle city in east China's Fujian province, government said. The accident occurred at 23.30 p.m.

January 8th, 2009 COLOMBO - Three Air Force personnel and four civilians were killed Friday morning in a Claymore mine explosion in eastern Sri Lanka, defence officials said.

January 7th, 2009 JAMNAGAR - An accidental explosion at the Reliance refinery here killed two engineers, the company said Thursday, a day after the incident. The explosion occurred Wednesday while a pipeline was being tested at the hydrogen plant of the newly commissioned refinery at Moti Khavdi.

December 26th, 2008 BAGHDAD - At least 24 people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb explosion in northern Baghdad Saturday, the interior ministry said. 'The car bomb explosion in Kadhmiyah killed 24 people and wounded 50,' it said.