A strong explosion, undoubtedly due to gas, left one dead and 22 injured on Wednesday March 13 in the Chinese province of Hebei (north), destroying at least one building according to state media and images on social networks.
“For the moment, the accident has left one dead and 22 injured
,” said public channel CCTV, specifying that the presumed cause of the explosion is a gas leak in a fried chicken restaurant.
According to Chinese television, the explosion took place shortly before 8:00 a.m. (00:00 GMT) in a residential area of the city of Sanhe, less than 50 kilometers east of Beijing.
It
“occurred on the ground floor of a restaurant located in an old residential area
,” according to CCTV.
“The injured were taken to hospital
,” the channel said.
Images on Chinese social media showed a very strong explosion causing thick smoke and flames above a very congested road at this busy hour of traffic.
In other images, we see a completely collapsed building and several destroyed cars.
Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the scene, with 36 emergency vehicles and 154 personnel dispatched to assist in the operations, according to local fire services.
“The fire is currently under control
,” they said.