1 dead, 22 injured in China eatery explosion


Beijing, March 13 (IANS): One person was killed and 22 others were injured following an eatery explosion in China's Hebei Province on Wednesday, local authorities said.

The blast occurred at 7:54 a.m. at a fried chicken shop in Yanjiao township in the city of Sanhe, according to the city's emergency management bureau.

It is suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, the bureau said, Xinhua news agency reported.

Rescue workers have rushed to the site immediately.

More details are awaited.

 

  

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