Two people are dead and five injured following an explosion and fire at a Kazzinc plant in Kazakhstan, the country's Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. Two of the injured remain hospitalized.

Hunan Province orders a total suspension of all fireworks production following a factory explosion in Liuyang that killed 26 people and injured 61 others. Authorities have mandated a full safety overhaul for all enterprises in the region.

Hunan Province has ordered an immediate, province-wide suspension of all fireworks production for safety inspections following a factory explosion in Liuyang that resulted in 26 deaths and 61 injuries.