10 injured in residential building explosion in China

BEIJING:At least 10 people were injured today after an explosion ripped through a residential building in northeast China, officials said.

Part of the building collapsed after the blast occurred at around 5 am in Longgang District, Huludao City of Liaoning Province.

The authorities said it was a suspected liquified gas explosion, state-run xinhua news agency reported.

The injured have been hospitalised. Rescue work is underway.

A similar residential building explosion in Huludao City on May 31 left two dead and another 11 injured.