Rescuers in Shenyang in northeastern China said on Thursday that the blast caused three deaths and left 30 others injured.
Rescuers said at least 25 fire trucks and 110 firefighters attended the site of the explosion, which caused significant damage within the blast radius. Residents were evacuated as officials reportedly cordoned off the area and cut the supply of water and electricity to nearby homes as a precautionary measure.
The country's official Xinhua News Agency, however, reported more than 15,000 households were left without electricity due to damaged cables after the explosion. Technicians from Shenyang's state-owned power company were conducting emergency repairs, the news service said. The supply of gas to the restaurant where the explosion occurred had only been restored on the morning of the incident, CCTV reported. It had been stopped late on Wednesday for maintenance.
China Construction News, a newspaper run by the country's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said its local bureau had dispatched personnel to assist with search and rescue efforts, as well as to aid the ongoing investigation in order to address the matter in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.Rescuers in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, attend to the aftermath of a large gas explosion on October 21, 2021.
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