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Sunday, October 13, 2019, 17:31
6 dead, 9 injured in restaurant gas explosion in east China
By Xinhua
Sunday, October 13, 2019, 17:31 By Xinhua

NANJING - Six people were killed and nine others injured in a restaurant gas explosion in east China's Jiangsu Province Sunday, local authorities said.

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The gas explosion happened at around 11 a.m. in a street food restaurant in Xishan District in the city of Wuxi, the city's publicity department said.

A total of 15 people were sent to hospital for treatment, six of whom died. The nine injured are under stable condition.

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Further rescue work is underway.

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