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Shanghai Daily, May 29, 2012 | China.org.cn

The debris of a carrier rocket hit some houses and high voltage wires in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday
night, causing a blackout in a village.

The debris of the Long March-3B carrier rocket crashed on some houses and hit a 10kw high voltage wire in
Wawutang Township and Shuikou Township in Suining County around midnight, local news portal Rednet.cn
reported yesterday.



"After hearing a loud boom, a giant structure weighing 30 kilograms crashed on the wire and the whole village
was plunged into darkness," according to a staff member of the power supply station of the Wawutang Township.
Some villagers felt electric shocks when they tried to pick up the debris.

The Long March-3B carrier rocket was used to launch a telecommunication satellite "ChinaSat 2A" into orbit on the
evening of May 26. The satellite was successfully launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest
China's Sichuan Province.

Local authorities said they will compensate the damages later.