Chinese space rocket crashes in flames after accidental launch
Briefly

The first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket left its launch pad due to a structural failure at the connection between the rocket and the test stand, said company Beijing Tianbing, also known as Space Pioneer...The rocket landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China.
An initial investigation of the unplanned flight found there were no reports of casualties...Parts of the rocket stage were scattered within a safe area but caused a local fire, according to a separate statement from the Gongyi emergency management bureau.
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