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Gas explosion kills 31 in a barbecue restaurant in China
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Updated: Jun 22, 2023, 12:19 IST
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BEIJING: At least 31 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media reported Thursday.
"A leak of liquefied petroleum gas... caused an explosion during the operation of a barbecue restaurant," state news agency Xinhua said of the Wednesday evening blast, citing the regional Communist Party committee.
Seven more people were receiving medical treatment, the agency reported, with one of them in a "critical condition".
Two others had suffered severe burns, two had minor injuries and two had scratches caused by flying glass, Xinhua said.
Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed over a dozen firefighters working at the site as smoke poured out of a gaping hole in the restaurant's facade.
Shards of glass and other debris littered the darkened street, which is also home to a number of other eateries and entertainment venues.
The explosion at about 8:40 pm (1240 GMT) on Wednesday took place at the Fuyang Barbecue Restaurant in a residential area of downtown Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia autonomous region.
It occurred on the eve of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, when many in China go out and socialise with friends.
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Then the actual causalities must be 310.
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Gas explosion kills 31 in a barbecue restaurant in China
AFP
|
Updated: Jun 22, 2023, 12:19 IST
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BEIJING: At least 31 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media reported Thursday.
"A leak of liquefied petroleum gas... caused an explosion during the operation of a barbecue restaurant," state news agency Xinhua said of the Wednesday evening blast, citing the regional Communist Party committee.
Seven more people were receiving medical treatment, the agency reported, with one of them in a "critical condition".
Two others had suffered severe burns, two had minor injuries and two had scratches caused by flying glass, Xinhua said.
Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed over a dozen firefighters working at the site as smoke poured out of a gaping hole in the restaurant's facade.
Shards of glass and other debris littered the darkened street, which is also home to a number of other eateries and entertainment venues.
The explosion at about 8:40 pm (1240 GMT) on Wednesday took place at the Fuyang Barbecue Restaurant in a residential area of downtown Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia autonomous region.
It occurred on the eve of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, when many in China go out and socialise with friends.
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