Three killed in China residential building explosion

5 Dariya News

Beijing 12-Jun-2015

Three people were killed and one was trapped in the debris after an explosion at a residential building on Friday morning in northeast China's Liaoning province, Xinhua news agency reported.Part of the building collapsed after the blast at around 5 a.m. in Huludao city, according to a statement from the city publicity office.One person died at the scene, and two died in hospital. Eight residents were rescued and three passers-by remain in hospital."I thought it was an earthquake," said a resident who was caught in the blast. "I rushed out of the building immediately, and found smoke blowing out from the building."The explosion was thought to have been caused by a gas leak.A similar explosion in Huludao city on May 31 left two people dead and 11 injured.