Fireworks explosion destroys Chinese highway

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    Chinese paramilitary policemen pull at car wreckage at the accident site where an expressway bridge partially collapsed due to a truck explosion in Mianchi County, Sanmenxia, central China's Henan Province, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2013. A truckload of fireworks intended for Lunar New Year celebrations went off Friday in a massive, deadly explosion that destroyed part of an elevated highway in central China, sending vehicles plummeting 30 meters (about 100 feet) to the ground. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT

    An elevated portion of highway in central China collapsed on Feb. 1 after a truck loaded with fireworks for Lunar New Year celebrations exploded sending vehicles plummeting about 100 feet to the ground.