A massive gas explosion in China's central province of Hubei has killed at least 12 people and injured more than 140, with 39 in critical condition.
According to foreign media reports, a gas line explosion at a residential compound in the central Chinese province of Hubei killed at least 12 people and injured about 140. The blast was so severe that several buildings collapsed and windows and glass of nearby buildings collapsed. The blast ripped through several houses and buildings, prompting police and rescue teams to launch rescue operations. As of 12 noon, rescue workers had found 150 people injured in the blast. Twelve people have been killed, police and rescue workers have shifted the injured and dead bodies to a nearby hospital, while the injured are being exhumed from the rubble of destroyed buildings.
According to eyewitnesses, the factory was set up a year ago in the two-storey building where the gas explosion took place. However, the factory was shifted to another place but a horrific accident occurred as the rotten gas pipes in the factory were not replaced. According to the report, a large number of people are present at the site of the accident due to the presence of a large number of breakfast shops and a vegetable market and a large number of people are stranded at the site of the accident due to the residential community. The exact number of casualties is not yet being confirmed due to the ongoing carnage, with government officials saying about 2,000 rescue workers are continuing rescue operations at the crash site while the administration is trying to avoid any further untoward accidents. The entire residential area has been evacuated
