1.   But his brief tenure here, which lit up the sky like an accidental explosion in a fireworks factory, remains a fascinating legacy.

2.   A fireworks factory exploded in a crowded neighborhood south of the capital late Monday night killing eight people, three of them children.

3.   A small fireworks factory exploded in a city northwest of the capital, killing five people and injuring three others, police said Friday.

4.   An explosion at a small fireworks factory in northern Portugal on Friday killed five employees and severely injured another man, an official said.

5.   An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in western China killed four people, a state newspaper said Monday.

6.   An explosion ripped through a fireworks factory Friday, killing three people and injuring two others, police reported.

7.   An explosion rocked a fireworks factory Thursday in northern Portugal, killing two people and seriously injuring another, police said.

8.   An explosion at a fireworks factory in northeastern Brazil killed three people and injured two more, police said Tuesday.

9.   An explosion at a fireworks factory killed a child in southern Taiwan Monday, on the eve of a Lantern Festival parade, news media reported.

10.   An explosion in a fireworks factory in northern Italy killed four workers Friday evening, Italian state television reported.