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Dozens die in China bar explosion | Dozens die in China bar explosion |
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An explosion at a karaoke bar in north-eastern China has killed 25 people, state media say. | |
A further 33 people were injured in the blast on Wednesday evening in Tianshifu town in Liaoning province, the Xinhua news agency reports, citing officials. | |
Investigators are trying to establish whether the explosion was caused by accident or deliberately. | |
Accidents in China's nightclubs are relatively common because of poor safety standards, correspondents say. | |
'Very loud noise' | |
A local resident told the AFP news agency that the two-storey karaoke bar was completely destroyed by the blast. | |
"There was a very loud noise and all the windows near the site were shattered," the man said. | |
He said that many of the victims were college students celebrating the end of examinations. | |
Investigators say they are looking into the cause of the explosion, but it is too early to draw any firm conclusions. | |
The top Communist Party official in the province has already ordered that anyone found responsible for the explosion should face harsh punishment. |
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