Beijing: About seven have died and 17 others have been injured from a blast in China’s southwestern Guangxi region, local authorities said, as an investigation was ongoing after ruling out gas pipelines issues as the cause.
What is the incident?
At least seven people have been killed and 17 more were injured and taken to hospital, the local authorities said, adding that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Authorities said they had ruled out problems with gas pipelines as a cause of the explosion, adding that a full investigation into the incident was under way.
When did the blast happen?
Local police in an official notice said that an early morning explosion in Xing’an county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has left seven dead and 17 injured on Thursday. According to reports, the blast occurred at 1:40 am on Lingxiang Road in Xing’an.
Following the incident, officials from Guilin city and Xing’an county rushed to the scene immediately to coordinate rescue operations alongside police, fire, health and emergency response teams.
The police said that all 17 injured people have been hospitalised and are currently in stable condition with no life-threatening wounds.
Meanwhile, on-site rescue operations remain underway, police said.
Police are continuing their probe to identify the exact cause of the explosion
