State-run news has reported that more than 100 people have been rescued from the rubble, including 37 with serious injuries. 9News
The blast took place at about 6:30 am local time in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, in Hubei province, according to local authorities.
Authorities have rescued more than 100 people from the rubble, including 37 people with serious injuries, according to state-run news outlet CCTV, quoting local officials.Rescuers work at a gas pipe explosion site in Yanhu Community of Zhangwan District in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, June 13, 2021.The city's municipal office initially said "many" people were trapped after the incident.
Images circulating on social media, which appeared to be from the scene, showed rescue workers in orange jumpsuits working through the wreckage of flattened houses. The cause of the accident is under investigation, according to the city government, which said on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo that it is organising rescue efforts.
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