2026年5月5日 / 美国东部时间凌晨2:30 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
北京—— 中国官方周二通报，中部某省一家烟花厂发生爆炸，造成至少26人死亡、61人受伤。
中国官方通讯社新华社称，爆炸于周一下午发生在湖南省长沙市一家工厂内。官方媒体《中国日报》表示，涉事工厂为长沙下辖县级市浏阳的华盛烟花制造燃放有限公司，浏阳是知名的烟花生产重镇。
长沙市市长陈澎称，现场搜救工作已基本完成，但伤亡情况核实和遇难者身份识别工作仍在进行中。
国家广播电视总台央视周二发布的航拍画面显示，厂区部分区域仍有白烟升腾，多座建筑已坍塌或受损。
这张由新华社发布的照片由航拍无人机于2026年5月5日拍摄，展现了中国中部湖南省浏阳一家烟花厂爆炸后的现场。陈思涵 / 新华社供图/美联社
新华社报道称，由于爆炸点附近两处黑火药仓库存在高危风险，当局已调派近500名救援人员赶赴现场，并疏散了危险区域的居民。
新华社称，当局正在调查爆炸原因，警方已拘留该公司负责人。
报道称，中国国家主席习近平要求“全力搜救”失联人员并救治伤者。他呼吁当局迅速调查事故原因并严肃追责。习近平还下令对重点行业开展有效风险排查和隐患治理，加强公共安全管理。
2026年5月5日，中国湖南省浏阳一家烟花厂爆炸后，消防员正在灭火。cnsphoto 供图/路透社
为防止救援过程中发生其他事故，救援人员采取了喷水增湿等措施消除潜在隐患。
他们还部署了三台机器人协助搜救工作。
浏阳拥有悠久的烟花生产历史。吉尼斯世界纪录组织表示，有准确记载的最早烟花——中国爆竹，归功于唐代（约公元618年至907年）浏阳附近的一位名叫李畋的僧人。李畋发现将火药装入封闭的空心竹管会产生巨响，他将爆竹捆绑在一起，制成了传统的新年鞭炮以驱邪，吉尼斯称。
今年2月，中国在农历新年前后发生两起烟花店致命爆炸事故。
据路透社报道，经济复杂性观测站的数据显示，去年中国烟花出口额达11.4亿美元，占全球总销售额的三分之二以上。
Fireworks plant explosion in China kills at least 26, injures dozens more, state media say
May 5, 2026 / 2:30 AM EDT / CBS/AP
Beijing— An explosion at a fireworks plant in a province in central China killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, authorities reported Tuesday.
China’s official news agency Xinhua said the blast occurred at a plant in Changsha city of Hunan province on Monday afternoon. State media China Daily said the plant was operated by the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Co. in the Changsha-administered, county-level city of Liuyang, a prominent fireworks powerhouse.
Changsha mayor Chen Bozhang said search and rescue operations at the scene have largely been completed, but verification of the casualties and identification of the victims are still underway.
Aerial footage from state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday showed white smoke still billowing in certain areas of the site, with facilities collapsed or damaged.
This photo released by Xinhua News Agency, taken by an aerial drone on May 5, 2026 shows the scene of an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang in central China’s Hunan Province. Chen Sihan / Xinhua via AP
Nearly 500 rescuers were deployed to the scene and residents in danger zones were evacuated by authorities, citing high risks from two black powder warehouses near the explosion site, the Xinhua report said.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the blast and police have detained the person in charge of the company, Xinhua said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” to search for people who are still unaccounted for and save the injured. He called on authorities to investigate the cause swiftly and pursue serious accountability, the report said. Xi also ordered effective risk screening and hazard control in key industries and the strengthening of public safety management.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China on May 5, 2026. cnsphoto via Reuters
To prevent other accidents during the operation, rescuers adopted measures such as spraying and humidification to eliminate potential hazards.
They also deployed three robots to help with the search and rescue operation.
Liuyang has a long history of fireworks production. The Guinness World Records organization said the first accurately documented firework, the Chinese firecracker, was attributed to Li Tian, a monk who lived near Liuyang during China’s Tang dynasty dating to around 618 to 907 C.E. Li discovered that putting gunpowder in enclosed hollow bamboo stems created loud explosions and bound crackers together to create the traditional New Year firecrackers to drive out evil spirits, Guinness said.
In February, China reported two deadly explosions at fireworks shops around the Lunar New Year period.
Data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity showed that last year, China exported $1.14 billion worth of fireworks amounting to more than two-thirds of global sales, the Reuters news agency reported.