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Natural gas blast kills at least 2 in Jilin City
Source: Xinhua |
January 17, 2011, Monday
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A natural gas blast in an apartment block in Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, early today has left at least two people dead and 20 people injured.
Firefighters are trying to contain a blaze after the explosion ripped though a building in Changyi Community at about 6 am.
The blast also caused damage to a 500-meter stretch of road and shattered windows and collapsed billboards.
A resident surnamed Sun said local authorities had begun to evacuate people away from buildings on Jiefang Road at about 11 pm yesterday after locals smelled natural gas.
Firefighters are trying to contain a blaze after the explosion ripped though a building in Changyi Community at about 6 am.
The blast also caused damage to a 500-meter stretch of road and shattered windows and collapsed billboards.
A resident surnamed Sun said local authorities had begun to evacuate people away from buildings on Jiefang Road at about 11 pm yesterday after locals smelled natural gas.
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