All-out rescue work urged after fireworks plant explosion

President Xi Jinping demanded a prompt investigation and proper handling of the aftermath following an explosion at a fireworks plant in Central China's Hunan province on Monday, stressing that those responsible must be held accountable.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made an instruction ordering strengthened risk screening and hazard control in key sectors, enhanced public safety management, and efforts to safeguard people's lives and property.