At least 14 people killed in China restaurant blast
- 12 years ago
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The wreckage of a restaurant in China, where at least 14 people were killed when a blast tore through the building.
The "Happy Sheep" restaurant in Shouyang county was busy with customers on Friday night.
But just before 8pm an explosion was triggered, which then started a fire.
Six people were killed immediately, while another eight died later in hospital.
Forty-seven people were also injured.
Many of those were recovering in hospital with severe burns.
SOUNDBITE: VICTIM ZHANG XIAOGUANG SAYING (Mandarin):
"A ball of fire came towards me, so I hid under the table right away. Then I heard an explosion, and people were running around in chaos. I jumped out of the window beside me from the second floor."
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the blast.
The wreckage of a restaurant in China, where at least 14 people were killed when a blast tore through the building.
The "Happy Sheep" restaurant in Shouyang county was busy with customers on Friday night.
But just before 8pm an explosion was triggered, which then started a fire.
Six people were killed immediately, while another eight died later in hospital.
Forty-seven people were also injured.
Many of those were recovering in hospital with severe burns.
SOUNDBITE: VICTIM ZHANG XIAOGUANG SAYING (Mandarin):
"A ball of fire came towards me, so I hid under the table right away. Then I heard an explosion, and people were running around in chaos. I jumped out of the window beside me from the second floor."
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the blast.