Yinchuan City (China): A restaurant exploded late Wednesday night in China’s Yinchuan City. 31 people died in the accident. According to Chinese media ‘Xinhua’, the explosion was caused by a gas leak. 7 people are said to be injured. All have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
There was a lot of crowd in the area during the accident. Preparations for the Dragon Boat Festival were going on here. Yinchuan City is the capital of the autonomous province called ‘Ningjia’. The population of this province is 68 lakhs. 36% of these people are Muslims.
Chinese media ‘Xinhua’ has released some pictures after the accident. After extinguishing the fire, vehicles of the fire department present on the spot are visible. Firefighters are also seen carrying injured people to ambulances.
#BREAKING: 31 people have died and seven are receiving treatment following a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in Northwest #China's #Yinchuan region on Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/JG3768YFnI
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A fire department official said that the explosion first took place in the restaurant. After this, the fire broke out. The fire was so terrible that it spread rapidly. However, fire tenders immediately reached the spot and the fire was doused.