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China nursery blast hurts children China nursery blast: 'Seven dead' in Jiangsu explosion
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An explosion at a nursery in China has caused casualties, including children, reports say. Seven people are reported dead and at least 59 injured in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media say.
Official state news outlet Xinhua said the blast had taken place near a kindergarten in Fengxian county in the eastern province of Jiangsu. Official news agency Xinhua said the blast took place just outside the kindergarten in Fengxian county in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
The number of casualties is unclear, it said. It is not known how many children, if any, are among the casualties.
A local police official confirmed the incident to the AFP news agency and said it was under investigation, and that children had been injured.. The cause of the blast is not clear. A local police official confirmed the incident and said it was under investigation.
The explosion is believed to have happened when children were leaving the school in the afternoon. Unverified images posted on social media show bloodied adults and children lying on the ground.
The cause of the blast is not yet known. The explosion is believed to have happened as children were leaving the school in the afternoon.
Chinese news website Sohu quoted a local shop owner as saying a loud blast had been heard at about 17:00 local time which he thought might be a gas explosion at a nearby food outlet.