Truck Carrying Fireworks in China Explodes, Causes Highway Collapse
By: NBC News
Updated: February 1, 2013
A truck carrying fireworks ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations exploded and destroyed part of an elevated highway in China's Henan Province, killing several people, state media reported.
The blast sent vehicles plummeting 100 feet to the ground, state media said.
A 260-foot section of road was damaged, the BBC reported.
China National Radio said 26 people were killed, while the Xinhua News Agency reported only four deaths but said search and rescue efforts were continuing, The Associated Press reported.
The explosion happened early Friday on a major east-west highway in Mianchi county, about 55 miles west of Luoyang, the AP said.
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