BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) – An explosion killed seven people early on Thursday in China’s southwestern region of Guangxi, local authorities said in a notice, adding that they were investigating its cause, but ruling out a risk from gas pipelines. Seventeen injured were taken to hospital, but none in critical condition, they said, after the […]
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Blast in China’s Guangxi kills seven, injures 17
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BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) – An explosion killed seven people early on Thursday in China’s southwestern region of Guangxi, local authorities said in a notice, adding that they were investigating its cause, but ruling out a risk from gas pipelines.
Seventeen injured were taken to hospital, but none in critical condition, they said, after the 1.40 a.m. blast in the town of Xingan, nestled in a mountainous area rich in mineral and agricultural resources.
(Reporting by Liz Lee and Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Clarence Fernandez)