Massive Blast at Chinese barbecue restaurant claims 31 Lives

The blast occurred on Wednesday night in Xingqing District of Yinchuan due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum Gas.

The blast occurred on Wednesday night in Xingqing District of Yinchuan due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum Gas.

The death toll from an explosion which ripped through a barbecue restaurant in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China, has risen to 31, Xinhua reported.

The blast occurred on Wednesday night in Xingqing District of Yinchuan due to a leakage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the operating area of the barbecue restaurant.

The explosion resulted in 38 casualties, with 31 people confirmed dead despite rescue efforts, while seven individuals, including one in critical condition, are currently receiving medical treatment, according to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China.

The blast tore through the restaurant on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people gathered ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, the Xinhua report said.