BEIJING: One person was killed and 12 others injured in a gas explosion at a six-storey residential building in China’s port city, officials said. tianjinstate media said on Wednesday.
One stranded man, who was evacuated at 5:40 pm on Tuesday, more than 10 hours after the morning blast, had weak vital symptoms and died after being taken to the hospital. Tianjin Daily Report posted on social media by Tianjin government.
The report said that search is on for three other missing people. It added that the injuries of the other 12 people were not life-threatening.
The blast took place at around 7:15 am in Beichen district of the city. Photographs of the scene show the upper floors of the building with the roof still intact, but no apparent damage to neighboring units.
Tianjin, a major port and manufacturing hub, is less than an hour from Beijing by high-speed train and has long been one of China’s most developed and international cities.
The cause of the explosion is being investigated, but the infrastructure appears to have declined after more than three decades of economic growth. The Tianjin Daily reported that the building was built in the 1980s.
of china ministry of emergency management The official called for a comprehensive investigation and determination of the cause at the earliest to identify the risks of gas leaks and prevent such accidents in future. xinhua news agency Told.
China is replacing decades-old infrastructure, with natural gas lines used for cooking, heat and electricity generation being a particular concern.
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