More than 150 people were hospitalised and a rescue operation continues to find survivors among the rubble of several residential buildings.
At least 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighbourhood in central China.The majority of victims were shopping at a market when the explosion hit around 6:00am local timeIndustrial accidents are common in China and usually traced to weak adherence to safety standards and corruption among enforcement bodies
The Shiyan explosion came a day after eight people died and three others were injured when toxic methyl formate leaked from a vehicle at a chemical handling facility in the south-western city of Guiyang.
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