Restaurant blast kills 17

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Restaurant blast kills 17 in Anhui

By Chen Boyuan
China.org October 10, 2015

Photo taken with a cell phone on Oct. 10, 2015 shows firemen working at the accident site in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Liu Jiang)

At least 17 people were killed in a restaurant explosion in Wuhu City, East China's Anhui Province on Saturday at noon.

The explosion occurred at 11:57 AM in a small private restaurant on Yangjiaxiang Street in the city's Jinghu (Mirror Lake) District. The explosion was caused by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) leakage and flames instantly engulfed the restaurant.

The restaurant owner's wife told the press that she was preparing raw materials when she began to smell the gas. She rushed to close the valve, but was unable to shut it properly. The explosion occurred when she was sending for her husband and workers to help.

Rescuers and local leaders responded to the scene. Further investigations are under way.

 

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17 killed in restaurant blast in east China's Anhui province

PUBLISHED : Saturday, 10 October, 2015, 8:17pm
UPDATED : Saturday, 10 October, 2015, 11:55pm

Kyodo

Rescuers work at an explosion site in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Photo: Xinhua

At least 17 people were killed Saturday in an explosion at a restaurant in east China’s Anhui Province, state-run media reported.

The blast that occurred at lunchtime at the private restaurant in Jinghu District of Wuhu City caused a fire, Xinhua News Agency said, citing local authorities.

The report said investigators suspect the tragedy was caused by the explosion of a gas cylinder. Further investigation is still underway.

 

[eatshitndie]

hope they enjoyed their last supper.

 

[looneytan]

hope they enjoyed their last supper.

It was their lunch

 

[laksaboy]

It has been a very crowded week in China, their 'Golden Week' of public holidays.

安徽芜湖爆炸餐馆无营业执照
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2015-10-11/doc-ifxirmpz8240525.shtml

The restaurant had only just started business in August, and was operating without a license.

Watch the Sina news video and you can see a clip of the onlooking Tiongs making a hasty retreat as the restaurant exploded.

 

[Lukaku]

It was their lunch

this will happen in sg with the PAP in charge

 

[Heroine]

14 students dead in E. China snack bar blast

Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-10-11 18:39:48

Fourteen students were among 17 dead in a restaurant blast in east China's Anhui Province on Saturday, according to the local government Sunday.

The dead students, aged 15 to 20, came from nearby schools. Three other men aged between 33 and 59, including a father and his son, were also killed. Many of deaths were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

A gas cylinder at the private restaurant, located on the first floor of a six-storey building in Jinghu District of Wuhu City, caught fire at 11:44 a.m. Saturday, followed by a blast six minutes later, according to an initial investigation.

The fire was put out in about half an hour. Rescuers retrieved 17 bodies.

The owner of the snack bar, Zhang Baoping, a 38-year-old man from Hanshan County of Anhui, has been put under police investigation.

The snack bar opened on Aug. 18 without an official license, according to the investigation.

Zhang said he and his wife rented the restaurant more than two months ago to sell snacks including fried noodles.

When the accident happened, he tried to put out the fire with water and a fire extinguisher, but the blast followed shortly after. Both he and his wife were injured. A witness said that he heard at least two blasts.

More than 30 firefighters participated in the rescue work. Further investigation is still underway.

 

[gingerlyn]

I SUSPECT it is a matter of time for this incident to happen in Singapore soil due to floods of tiongs in Singapore.

we need to brace for this@