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Apartment building blast kills one in Beijing

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-11 11:26

BEIJING - At least one person was killed and one more was injured in an explosion at a residential building in downtown Beijing Monday, local fire fighters said.

Preliminary investigation suggested that the accident was caused by  fuel gas explosion.

The accident occurred at around 8:27 am at the 5th Entrance of No 3 apartment building in the 12th neighborhood of Heping Street, Chaoyang District.

As of 10:30 am, in addition to one death and one injury, part of the apartment building was also collapsed in the explosion, local police confirmed.

More than than 200 fire fighters rushed to the site of the accident in 29 fire engines. sniffer dogs were also sent to help the rescue operation.