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| 7 dead, 66 injured after explosion strikes kindergarten in eastern China (GRAPHIC PHOTO) | 7 dead, 66 injured after explosion strikes kindergarten in eastern China (GRAPHIC PHOTO) |
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| Seven people have died following an explosion at a kindergarten in Fengxian in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, Chinese state media reports. | Seven people have died following an explosion at a kindergarten in Fengxian in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, Chinese state media reports. |
| Police have yet to confirm the number of casualties, but China Global Television Network are reporting that seven people have died and a further 66 have been injured in the blast. Nine of the injured are in a critical condition. | Police have yet to confirm the number of casualties, but China Global Television Network are reporting that seven people have died and a further 66 have been injured in the blast. Nine of the injured are in a critical condition. |
| Chinese state media CCTV reports that two people died at the scene while the other five died in hospital. | Chinese state media CCTV reports that two people died at the scene while the other five died in hospital. |
| Xinhua is reporting that the blast took place at 4.50pm local time as parents were arriving to collect their children. It is not yet known what caused the blast. | Xinhua is reporting that the blast took place at 4.50pm local time as parents were arriving to collect their children. It is not yet known what caused the blast. |
| One witness told the Global Times that the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder at a nearby roadside stall. | |
| Graphic footage from the scene show dozens of victims lying on the ground outside the school. Young children can also be seen among the injured. | Graphic footage from the scene show dozens of victims lying on the ground outside the school. Young children can also be seen among the injured. |
| Many of the victims are covered in blood and appear unconscious. One of the videos shows medics apparently trying to resuscitate a young child. | Many of the victims are covered in blood and appear unconscious. One of the videos shows medics apparently trying to resuscitate a young child. |
| “Around 5pm, we heard an explosion,” one witness told online news site Sohu. “We heard a blast and thought it might have been a gas explosion. Five minutes after the explosion, [a] fire truck and police arrived at the scene.” | “Around 5pm, we heard an explosion,” one witness told online news site Sohu. “We heard a blast and thought it might have been a gas explosion. Five minutes after the explosion, [a] fire truck and police arrived at the scene.” |
| An investigation has been launched. | An investigation has been launched. |