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3 injured as gas explosion rips through hotel in China

BEIJING: A gas explosion ripped through a hotel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Friday (Sep 11), but miraculously left only three people injured.

The blast happened at about 9am local time in a crowded neighbourhood, according to a statement by the public security bureau in the city's Doumen district.

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Video footage shot from a car showed onlookers watching smoke lick the outside of the building before the loud explosion and fireball sent witnesses scampering for cover.

About 55 firefighters were deployed and the fire was put out within an hour, CCTV reported, citing the Zhuhai fire department.

Three people were injured in a gas explosion at a hotel in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Sep 11, 2020. (Photo: AFP)

Of the three people injured, two had minor injuries, state broadcaster CCTV said.

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