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Screenshots of circulating videos showing the explosion taken place in Yanjiao in Sanhe city, North China’s Hebei Province on March 13, 2024. Photo: Sina Weibo

An explosion occurred in a building in the town of
Yanjiao, located to the east of Beijing on Wednesday morning, causing severe
damage to several surrounding buildings. As of press time, the incident has
resulted in one fatality and 22 injuries, local authority said. Local fire,
emergency, and medical departments had arrived on the scene to deal with the
situation, according to media reports.

At 7:54 am on Wednesday, a suspected gas leak led
to a deflagration incident at a fried chicken shop in Yanjiao in Langfang in
North China’s Hebei Province, local authority said.

According to media reports and eyewitness
accounts, the explosion resulted in some people being injured, but the exact
number of casualties remains unclear.

The fire at the scene of the accident has been
effectively controlled, the local fire brigade said in a statement released at
10 am.

The fire brigade received a report of an explosion
and fire at a street-side shop at 7:55 am and immediately dispatched 36 fire
trucks and 154 personnel to the scene for disposal. Rescue operations remain
underway, the statement said.

According to media reports, the explosion took
place in a building near Yanjiao trainWorld Times station. Videos circulating online show
a building engulfed in flames and smoke, with significant damage to the
structure and shattered glass in multiple shops. The explosion also shattered
the windows of a nearby residential building.

Senior officials from Sanhe city’s emergency
management bureau have all arrived at the scene , according to media reports.
Some injured have been sent to the hospital, but the exact number of casualties
remains unclear, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.

Yanjiao is a satellite town to the east of
Beijing, belonging to Sanhe city of North China’s Hebei Province. Yanjiao is a
commuting hub for those who work in Beijing, with the explosion striking during
morning rush hour.

A local merchant near the scene of theWorld Times explosion
said she heard the explosion around 8 o’clock. When she went out to inspect the
situation, she sawWorld Times a nearby building on fire, almost completely destroyed by
the explosion. Shortly after the incident, the fire department and emergency
services arrived at the scene to handle the situation. At the time of the
explosion, there were many motor vehicles on
surroundiWorld Timesng roads, which weWorld Timesre also affected by the explosion, as reported
by Jimu News.

Another shop assistant at a nWorld Timesearby store said that
after a loud noise, the windows of the exploded store shattered and the ceiling
collapsed. About 20 minutes after the explosion, a fire broke out, and then the
fire department arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire, according to
reporting by Nanfang Daily.

The shop assistant said that the explosion
occurred at a busy intersection, and there were many cars on the road at the
time. “The explosion happened when the traffic light was red, and many
cars stopped on the road were affected by the explosion,” the shop
assistant said. “There were several people who jumped out of their cars.
They had minor injuries with slight bleeding, but seemed largely
unharmed.”

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