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| Massive gas pipe explosion rips through residential neighborhood in China, leaving at least 12 dead & over 100 injured (VIDEOS) | Massive gas pipe explosion rips through residential neighborhood in China, leaving at least 12 dead & over 100 injured (VIDEOS) |
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| A major explosion has occurred in the central Chinese city of Shiyan, leaving at least 12 people dead and over 100 injured. The blast destroyed a local food market and damaged multiple residential buildings. | A major explosion has occurred in the central Chinese city of Shiyan, leaving at least 12 people dead and over 100 injured. The blast destroyed a local food market and damaged multiple residential buildings. |
| The blast, centered at the food market, rocked the city located in Hubei province, early on Sunday. | The blast, centered at the food market, rocked the city located in Hubei province, early on Sunday. |
| Footage from the scene circulating online shows the market partially collapsed with a massive crater left in the ground, suggesting that leaked gas had accumulated under the building long before the explosion. | Footage from the scene circulating online shows the market partially collapsed with a massive crater left in the ground, suggesting that leaked gas had accumulated under the building long before the explosion. |
| Streets around the market were filled with debris blown out of the building, with only its concrete husk left standing. | Streets around the market were filled with debris blown out of the building, with only its concrete husk left standing. |
| Multiple residential buildings in the area were damaged by the blast, with their windows shattered and walls battered with shrapnel. | Multiple residential buildings in the area were damaged by the blast, with their windows shattered and walls battered with shrapnel. |
| The explosion left at least 12 people dead with some 138 more injured, Chinese state-owned broadcaster CCTV reported. Some 37 of the injured remain in critical condition. | The explosion left at least 12 people dead with some 138 more injured, Chinese state-owned broadcaster CCTV reported. Some 37 of the injured remain in critical condition. |
| In the aftermath of the deadly blast, hospitals in the city urged the residents to donate blood, signaling that the influx of the injured may cause shortages. | In the aftermath of the deadly blast, hospitals in the city urged the residents to donate blood, signaling that the influx of the injured may cause shortages. |
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