Nine workers were killed and eight others injured by an explosion in a fireworks factory in northern China, state-run media reported Saturday.
The blast happened Friday at the Xinping Firecrackers Co Ltd in Shaanxi province, destroying all of the seven workshops producing festive explosives, Xinhua news agency said, citing the local work safety bureau.
More than 100 people were in the factory at the time.
The eight injured workers were taken to hospital. Four were in serious condition.
The factory boss, Qu Pingxin, who fled after the blast, surrendered to police on Saturday, Xinhua said.
China has a huge fireworks industry notorious for its lax safety standards.
The central government has announced a number of campaigns in recent years to make the industry safer, but accidents, mostly at illegal or poorly run workshops, continue to occur in the drive for profits.
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