The cover of yesterday's Beijing Evening News featured this great image of police and firefighters destroying a huge batch of illegal fireworks that had been confiscated in the lead up to Spring Festival. 3,500 boxes of fireworks valued at around RMB 1.02 million were destroyed. The explosion took place at a reservoir in Daxing District at about 11am yesterday. Fans of big explosions can view more photos after the jump or by clicking here.

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Beijing Evening News: Image taken from the front page of the Jan 14, 2009 edition
Sina: 组图：北京销毁价值百万元劣质烟花