A strong explosion, undoubtedly due to gas, left one dead and 22 injured on Wednesday March 13 in the Chinese province of Hebei (north) The presumed cause of the explosion is a gas leak in a fried chicken restaurant. The explosion took place shortly before 8:00 a.m.
(00:00 GMT) in a residential area of Sanhe, less than 50 kilometers east of Beijing. Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the scene, with 36 emergency vehicles and 154 personnel dispatched to assist in the operations.