Government compensates those hurt by fireworks
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="firework">firework</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> 151<span word="people">people</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>" <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> "<span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>" <span word="through">through</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="visits">visits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gongshu">Gongshu</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span>, <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="firework">firework</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> - <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> -<span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="firework">firework</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climax">climax</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="Expo">Expo</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="burns">burns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="No">No</span> 2 <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Jini">Jini</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="evaluated">evaluated</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> 918, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="malfunction">malfunction</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explode">explode</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="midair">midair</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> - <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blasting">blasting</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> – <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> "<span word="like">like</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>" <span word="about">about</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="begun">begun</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="affiliate">affiliate</span> <span word="Xiandai">Xiandai</span> <span word="Jinbao">Jinbao</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="spray">spray</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sparks">sparks</span>" <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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