A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's south-western Guangxi province killed 27 people and left 59 injured, 16 seriously, the Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
The powerful blast flattened six factory workshops on Monday afternoon in a small town around 300 km (180 miles) from the provincial capital of Nanning, Xinhua said.
It also blew out windows in buildings up to four km (2.5 miles) from the site and was heard 10 km (six miles) away, the Beijing News reported earlier on Tuesday.
Within 40 minutes of the explosion, 14 victims were rushed to a simple nearby clinic on the backs of private motorcycles and other vehicles because the factory compound did not have an ambulance, the newspaper said.