Key facts
- A deadly fireworks factory explosion in China has led to a widening anti-graft probe.
- Two senior emergency management officials, Li Dajian and Jiang Zhou, have surrendered to authorities.
- Li Dajian is the former head of the Hunan Provincial Department of Emergency Management.
- Jiang Zhou is the director of the department’s fireworks-safety supervision division.
- At least seven individuals have been investigated in the past month as part of the probe.
A widening anti-graft probe, initiated by a fatal fireworks factory explosion in China, has led to the investigation of at least seven individuals in the past month. The latest to surrender to authorities were Li Dajian, former head of the Hunan Provincial Department of Emergency Management, and Jiang Zhou, director of the department’s fireworks-safety supervision division. The provincial disciplinary watchdog announced their surrender on Thursday.