Video: Gas explosion hits food shop, kill 2 and injures 55

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Video: Gas explosion hits food shop, kill 2 and injures 55
Fire fighters extinguish fire after an explosion at a restaurant in Hangzhou

Most small establishments use bottled gas to fuel their cookers

By AP

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Published: Fri 21 Jul 2017, 11:33 AM

Last updated: Fri 21 Jul 2017, 4:20 PM

A massive explosion hit a food shop in eastern China during the breakfast rush Friday, killing two people and injuring 55.
Security camera footage from the shop in the eastern resort city of Hangzhou showed the blast flinging dust and debris across a major road traversed by cars, buses, bicycles and scooters.
Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed charred shop fronts facing the street in the residential area.
Most such small establishments use bottled gas to fuel their cookers.
 


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