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OCRACOKE, N.C. — A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, killing two workers and critically injuring three others preparing for a Fourth of July celebration, authorities said.
The explosion shook homes and businesses and was heard across a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile spit of land, accessible only by boat.
Authorities have not released the names of the workers, four men and one woman, or suggested what might have caused the blast.
