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Fireworks cause bar fire in southern China; 15 dead
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by Amy Judd | January 31, 2009 at 05:58 pm
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15 people are dead and 17 are injured when fireworks caused a bar fire in southern China; reports say that a group of people set off fireworks at their table.
The Xinhua News Agency says that the blaze in Changle, a city in the southern province of Fujian, started just before midnight Saturday when 10 people at a birthday party set off fireworks at their table. It is a common practice during Lunar New Year celebrations, which lasted all week.
The explosion set the ceiling on fire and the whole building was soon burning.
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at 19:51 on January 31st, 2009
This is tragic and sad, even more so because
it happened at a birthday celebration, which
should have been a happy event.
Celebration is good but people
need to also be aware of where they
are and be careful.
at 07:36 on February 1st, 2009
Very sad this has happened and innocent lives lost. This past weekend other innocent lives have been lost around the world in fire tragedies. See also pictures related to the Russia and Kenya Fire tragedies here.