Administrator Lite Posted November 14, 2011 Administrator Share Posted November 14, 2011 At least eight people have been killed in a suspected gas explosion in the Chinese city of Xian, officials say.The blast, at a fast-food restaurant, ripped through a commercial building in a suburb of the city, sending shards of glass and debris into the street.State media reported that 31 other people were hurt in the explosion at 07:30 (23:30 GMT, Sunday).Reports said that the dead included children walking past the building on their way to school.Seven deaths were reported at two hospitals, and the body of a woman was later found at the restaurant.State media reported that the blast shattered windows several kilometres from the scene.The Xinhua news agency and a local news website blamed the explosion on a gas leak.Images posted on Chinese websites showed a building with its front completely destroyed, and several bodies covered with blue plastic.Other images showed wrecked cars, and several emergency teams at the scene. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0nyB Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Now that's one heck of a blasts, braking glasses even several km away :blink: Considering how many people live in China, accidents are a daily thing for them, I bet... But one with this kind of a magnitude? All I can say is "Wow"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beer Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 RIP to those who lost their lives in this accident. Feel even worse for those critically wounded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacangajaib Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 poor those children -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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