At least 31 people were killed after a Lpg gas explosion ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, reported state media.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night. State-run Xinhua news agency on Thursday reported that the blast was caused by a leaking liquefied petroleum gas tank at the eatery.
Seven more people were receiving medical treatment, the agency said, with one of them in a “critical condition”.
Two others had suffered severe burns, two had minor injuries and two had scratches caused by flying glass, Xinhua said.