Media: cause of death at a kindergarten in China was the explosion of gas cylinder
BEIJING, June 15. /Offset. TASS Alexei Selishchev/. The explosion of a gas cylinder caused the death of seven people and injured another 66 one of the kindergartens in East China’s Jiangsu province. According to the news, the Internet portal Sina, the explosion occurred near the kindergarten lunchroom.
The incident occurred at 16:50 local time (11:50 MSK) in the County, Feng city Xuzhou. At this time children leave the facility’s grounds, parents and relatives met them. On posted on the Internet videos are visible the affected children and adults.
#BREAKING: #Explosion rocks kindergarten in East China’s Jiangsu Province, the casualty is yet unknown pic.twitter.com/KBlXBDujDq
— People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) 15 Jun 2017
#Update: At least 7 killed, 59 wounded another in kindergarten #explosion in E. China’s Jiangsu; Investigation is underway pic.twitter.com/PD1CJcOoda
— People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) 15 Jun 2017
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Local authorities reported that two people died after the explosion and five others died while providing medical care. All the victims were hospitalized, of whom nine condition is estimated as heavy.
After the incident, the Minister of public security of China Guo Senkung arrived in the command center of the Agency, to review the situation and to lead the operation to rescue the victims.