6 dead, 3 missing in north China house blast

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-02 10:15:39|Editor: Tian Shaohui
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TAIYUAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A house explosion on Saturday night killed six people, with another three missing, in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said Sunday.

Seven people were pulled out of debris after the blast happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Nanhuan West Road in Tiantan Town in the city of Linfen, said an official with the city's publicity department.

Six of them died, and rescuers are searching for the other three missing.

Another six people at the blast spot are slightly injured.

Cause of the case is being investigated.

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