Blast kills 14 in SW China village

Screenshot from China Central Television shows the new presenter giving details about a blast that killed 14 in a village in Guizhou, Jan 14, 2014.

GUIYANG  - Fourteen people were killed while seven others injured in an explosion in a village in southwest China's Guizhou province on Monday, local government said.

The explosion occurred around 2:30 p.m. at an illegal gambling hall at Laoshan village in the city of Kaili, sources with the city's publicity department said.

The provincial government has urged local authorities to spare no efforts in treating the injured.
Investigation into the case is now in full swing.