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Explosion in north-west China kills seven and injures 94 Explosion in north-west China kills seven and injures 94
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A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in north-west China has killed at least seven people and injured 94, state news agency Xinhua said.A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in north-west China has killed at least seven people and injured 94, state news agency Xinhua said.
The explosion, whose cause remains unknown, occurred in the early afternoon on Monday in the town of Xinmin in Shaanxi province, damaging dozens of buildings including the local hospital, Xinhua said. The explosion, the cause of which remains unknown, occurred in the early afternoon on Monday in the town of Xinmin in Shaanxi province, damaging dozens of buildings including the local hospital, Xinhua said.
Four of the injured were in intensive care, it said.Four of the injured were in intensive care, it said.
Pictures carried by state media showed rescuers digging through the rubble of low-rise buildings.Pictures carried by state media showed rescuers digging through the rubble of low-rise buildings.
Video from blast site. Explosion rocks town in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, causing casualties pic.twitter.com/xjPxzuLAcJVideo from blast site. Explosion rocks town in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, causing casualties pic.twitter.com/xjPxzuLAcJ
Some online news sites quoted residents as saying the blast could have been caused by illegally stored explosives.Some online news sites quoted residents as saying the blast could have been caused by illegally stored explosives.
China has a bad safety record, with previous blasts blamed on poorly stored chemicals or industrial explosives which are easy to get hold of due to their use in China’s booming coal mining sector.China has a bad safety record, with previous blasts blamed on poorly stored chemicals or industrial explosives which are easy to get hold of due to their use in China’s booming coal mining sector.
A series of powerful explosions last year at a chemicals warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin killed 173.A series of powerful explosions last year at a chemicals warehouse in the northern city of Tianjin killed 173.
There have also been cases of people deliberately setting off blasts to settle local grievances such as land disputes.There have also been cases of people deliberately setting off blasts to settle local grievances such as land disputes.