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China nursery blast: 'Seven dead' in Jiangsu explosion China nursery blast: 'Seven dead' in Jiangsu explosion
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Seven people are reported dead and at least 59 injured in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media say. Seven people have been killed and at least 66 injured in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media say.
Official news agency Xinhua said the blast took place just outside the 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.
It is not known how many children, if any, are among the casualties. It is not known how many children are among the casualties.
The cause of the blast is not clear. A local police official confirmed the incident and said it was under investigation. The cause of the blast is not clear. It is believed to have happened as parents were picking up children in the afternoon.
Unverified images posted on social media show bloodied adults and children lying on the ground.Unverified images posted on social media show bloodied adults and children lying on the ground.
The explosion is believed to have happened as children were leaving the school in the afternoon. Video footage showed injured people holding crying children and one woman with burned clothing staggering unsteadily.
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. Two people were killed immediately and five others died from their injuries, Xinhua reported. Nine of the injured are said to be in a serious condition.
Police said they had launched an investigation.
Chinese news website Sohu quoted a local shop owner as saying a loud blast had been heard at about 17:00 (09:00 GMT) which he thought might have been a gas explosion at a nearby food outlet.
It is the second tragedy to strike a Chinese kindergarten in recent weeks.
Last month 11 children died when a bus packed with kindergarten pupils burst into flames inside a tunnel in eastern Shandong province. It later emerged that the fire had been started deliberately by the driver, who also died.