BEIJING: As many as 31 people were killed when a blast ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state-run media reported on Thursday.
31 killed in China: State media
According to State news agency Xinhua, “a leak of liquefied petroleum gas… caused a blast during the operation of a barbeque restaurant,”.
However, CGTN reported that the explosion occurred at around 9 pm on a street in Xingqing district. Officials said that they have initiated an investigation to ascertain the causes of the explosion.
Thirty-one people were killed after a gas explosion ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Wednesday night, according to local authorities. https://t.co/S1YewsVwYv pic.twitter.com/vsxZYiko4h
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) June 22, 2023
