Exploding ‘sweet’ leaves gunpowder aftertaste

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A WOMAN had a bizarre mishap during the Chinese New Year celebration when she mistook a firecracker for a sweet.

According to China Press, the resident of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province had bitten into what she thought was her favourite childhood milk candy, only to have it explode in her mouth, causing burns and leaving a gunpowder taste.She was also surprised by the gunpowder “flavour”.Wu shared her experience and cautioned others about confusing packaging.Many suggested clearer labelling for dangerous items, noting that the confusion came about due to the similarity in packaging.

Reports in Taiwanese media said that Beijing’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has announced on its WeChat channel on Feb 4 that influenza A subtypes H1N1 and H3N2 are rapidly spreading and that it had led to outbreaks.Many citizens also claimed that some crematoriums were overwhelmed. The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers . As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.

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