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4 killed, 36 injured in blast as truck unloads goods
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At least four people died and 36 were injured, one seriously, in an explosion that ripped through a building in south China’s Guangzhou City at around noon yesterday.
Fire authorities believe the blast happened as a vehicle was unloading dangerous goods at a warehouse in the city’s Baiyun district.
Residue of explosives were discovered at the scene and rescuers found the remains of four bodies among the debris. Authorities believe two of the dead were the truck driver and the owner of the cargo, both of whom are unaccounted for.
Feng Jinhua, 47, one of the janitors at the warehouse, is receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Guangzhou, Xinhua news agency said.
The blast shattered windows at a nearby shopping mall and damaged billboards at a bus station.
The warehouse, which covers an area of 14,000 square meters, was mainly used to store shoes.
“I was collecting garbage with others when I heard a bang. I was shocked and felt dizzy,” said a female sanitation worker who is being treated at the No. 1 People’s Hospital in Guangzhou.
Witness Liang Jiawen said the ceilings and windows of a nearby building where he worked were damaged. “We thought it was an earthquake and ran outside,” Liang said.
Heavy smoke could still be seen coming from the site two hours after the explosion as firefighters struggled to put out the blaze. They eventually brought it under control at around 2:30pm.
The exact cause of the blast is under investigation.
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