Fireworks Plant Blast Kills 5 Portuguese Boys
<i> Associated Press</i>
LISBON —
Five boys were killed when an explosion blew up a fireworks factory in the northern Portuguese city of Guimaraes, news reports said Wednesday.
The boys, ages 11 to 16, sneaked into the factory after dark looking for carnival firecrackers, said a police officer quoted by the Lusa news agency.
The officer said they caused the explosion by lighting a match in a dark storage shed. The blast started a fire that tore through part of the factory.
One 13-year-old boy survived the blast with slight injuries.
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