An explosion at a firework plant in east China's Shandong Province left six people dead and two others seriously injured on Tuesday, the local government said. The blast went off at around 8:50 a.m. at Dongfang Firework Factory in Wendeng District of Weihai, Xinhua quoted the city government's press office as saying in a statement. It did not identify the victims. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
