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One dead, 15 injured in building explosion

2013-10-17 09:43 Xinhua Web Editor: Mo Hong'e
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At least one person was killed and another 15 were injured after an explosion happened early Thursday morning in a residential building in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local authorities said.

Police in the province's Jixi City received report at about 5:26 a.m. that an explosion occurred at a building in Longshan International Community, according to the municipal government.

The fire was extinguished. Rescue is under way at the scene.

The cause of the accident is being investigated.

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