Rescuers carry the dead away after an explosion ripped through a fireworks factory in Wangkou, North China's Hebei Province Monday July 28, 2003. The blast, taking place at 6:08 p.m. Monday, has killed 29 people and injured 107, China Central Television reports. The main workshops of the factory were also destroyed. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Local police inspect the wreckage.

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