At Least 26 Dead, 61 Injured in China’s Fireworks Factory Blast

Residents says more remain missing after deadly explosion in the Liuyang, China’s pyrotechnics production hub.

Thick plumes of smoke after blast at fireworks factory in Liuyang city, Human Province, China, on May 4, 2026. social media via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China has claimed at least 26 lives, local authorities said on Tuesday, prompting the regime’s top leader to call for a speedy investigation into the cause.

The blast in Liuyang, a county-level city under the administration of Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, occurred at around 4 p.m. local time on Monday, according to state media Xinhua and CCTV.