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9 killed, 6 injured in house explosion in China

BEIJING: At least nine persons were killed and six others were injured in an explosion at a house in northern Chinas Shanxi Province
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Beijing, April 2

At least nine persons were killed and six others were injured in an explosion at a house in northern China’s Shanxi Province.

The blast occurred on Saturday at the house on the Nanhuan West road in Fushan County in the city of Linfen. Ten persons were buried in the blast.

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The illegal storage of explosives was believed to be the cause of the blast. Nine bodies have been found and one person has been rescued, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Six persons who were at the site have sustained minor injuries. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained, the report said. — PTI

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