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Apartment blast kills 1 person in Shanxi Province

A 20-year-old university student was confirmed dead in an explosion that occurred in a residential building in Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province on Monday, the China News Service reported today.

The victim was the daughter of a local Party official. The four-story building housed the families of local tax bureau officials.

The explosion in a first-floor apartment blew off windows and sent a window frame up to the balcony of the second floor, the report said.

Other people living in the building fled unharmed after the blast. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion.



 

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