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Two died and 19 injured in Beijing bakery explosion

Published: 24 Jul 2013 - 10:44 am | Last Updated: 31 Jan 2022 - 04:19 am

BEIJING: A gas explosion in a downtown Beijing bakery Wednesday morning left two people dead and 19 injured, a Xinhua report said citing official sources.

The four severely injured and others have been sent to nearby hospitals, the sources said.

The explosion occurred at 7:33 am in a Golden Phoenix Bakery store on Guangming Road, Dongcheng District.

Rescue crews put out the fire and removed two gas tanks containing 50 kg of liquefied gas from the site. (QNA)