Blast in China's Guangxi kills seven, injures 17
A fire burns and smoke rises following an explosion which caused multiple casualties in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China on June 11.
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BEIJING — An explosion killed seven people early on Thursday (June 11) in China's southwestern region of Guangxi, local authorities said in a notice, adding that they were investigating its cause, but ruling out a risk from gas pipelines.
Seventeen injured were taken to hospital, but none in critical condition, they said, after the 1.40am blast in the town of Xingan, nestled in a mountainous area rich in mineral and agricultural resources.
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