Beijing, Rabi'I 26, 1438, Dec 25, 2016, SPA -- An explosion at a fireworks factory in China has killed or left missing at least eight people, state media reported on Sunday. According to dpa, sixteen people were injured, one seriously, by the blast on Saturday afternoon in the town of Yanzihe, about 180 kilometres from Beijing. A resident was illegally storing and producing fireworks, police investigators told the Xinhua news agency. China manufactures and exports an estimated 90 per cent of the world's fireworks. --SPA 16:57 LOCAL TIME 13:57 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w298296