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China nursery blast: 'Seven dead' in Jiangsu explosion China nursery blast: Eight dead in Jiangsu explosion
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Seven people have been killed and at least 66 injured in an explosion at a nursery in China, state media say. At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at a nursery in China.
Official news agency Xinhua said the blast took place just outside the kindergarten in Fengxian county in the eastern province of Jiangsu. State news agency Xinhua said the blast took place just outside the kindergarten in the town of Xuzhou in Jiangsu province on Thursday afternoon.
It is not known how many children are among the casualties. No children or teachers were among the casualties, it said.
The cause of the blast is not clear but unconfirmed media reports suggest it could have been caused by a gas canister at a food stall. The cause of the blast is not clear but media reports say the police are treating the explosion as a criminal offence and have identified a suspect.
The explosion happened at about 17:00 (09:00 GMT) just as parents were picking up their children from the kindergarten. The explosion happened at about 17:00 (09:00 GMT).
Unverified images posted on social media show adults and children lying on the ground. Two people were killed immediately and six others died from their injuries, Xinhua reported.
Video footage showed injured people holding crying children and one woman with burned clothing staggering unsteadily. According to the news agency, 65 people have been injured, with several in a serious condition.
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. Unverified images circulating on social media showed adults and children lying on the ground, while video footage showed injured people holding crying children and one woman with burned clothing staggering unsteadily.
Police said they had launched an investigation.
It is the second tragedy to strike a Chinese kindergarten in recent weeks.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. 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.