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    1 dead, 22 injured in China eatery explosion

    It is suspected to have been caused by a gas leak

    1 dead, 22 injured in China eatery explosion
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    BEIJING: One person was killed and 22 others were injured following an eatery explosion in China's Hebei Province on Wednesday, local authorities said.

    The blast occurred at 7:54 a.m. at a fried chicken shop in Yanjiao township in the city of Sanhe, according to the city's emergency management bureau.

    It is suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, the bureau said, Xinhua news agency reported.

    Rescue workers have rushed to the site immediately.

    More details are awaited.

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