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Gas container explodes in restaurant in China, killing 17
Rescuers work at the accident site in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Oct
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span class="inline inline-center">Rescuers work at the accident site in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 10, 2015. At least 17 people have been confirmed dead after an explosion ripped through a restaurant in Wuhu on Saturday, local authorities said. An initial investigation showed that the blast was caused by a gas cylinder. (Xinhua/Liu Jiang via AFP)
A liquefied gas container exploded in a restaurant in eastern China at lunchtime on Saturday, causing a fire and killing 17 people, according to a local authority.
The explosion happened just before noon at a small privately run restaurant in Wuhu city's Jinghu district, the Wuhu city government said on its microblog. Wuhu is in Anhui province, which is just west of Shanghai.
The restaurant was one of many in an alley about 50 meters (yards) long, said a worker at a rice noodles restaurant across from the one where the blast happened.
"When the fire broke out, people from nearby restaurants rushed to the scene and used fire extinguishers to try and put it out, but there was a lot of smoke and it was quite fierce and already blocked the door," the worker, who would only give his surname, Wang, said by telephone. (k)(++++)
