A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and left 61 wounded.

At least nine people were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday following an explosion at an explosives factory in Quatro Barras, a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, according to local authorities.

At least 10 people were killed and several more injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in India's Telangana state.

An explosion tore through a firecracker manufacturing and packaging factory near Lambi village in India’s Sri Muktsar Sahib district on Friday.

A robot, along with around 50 firefighters, is tackling a significant fire at a factory on an industrial estate in Blackburn, Lancashire, which involves plastics.

An explosion at an ammunition factory in Spain on Thursday left six people injured, with one in serious condition.

At least eight people were killed and seven others injured in a massive explosion at an ordnance factory in Maharashtra, India, on Friday.