Update | Four killed in huge Guangzhou warehouse explosion
A powerful explosion struck a warehouse in Guangzhou, Guangdong province at noon on Tuesday, killing at least four people, injuring 36 and starting a big fire, according to media reports.
Four people have been killed and at least 36 injured in explosions that caused a major fire in a Guangzhou warehouse.
The blasts may have been triggered by chemicals being transferred from a container truck to the building, but this has not been confirmed, state media reported yesterday.
Three powerful explosions occurred around noon in a roadside building near the intersection of Xicha Road and Ezhangtan Street in Baiyun district, breaking windows in a nearby shopping mall.
Four bodies were found, and initial investigations showed two of them might be the truck driver and the owner of the goods, the reported on its Sina Weibo microblog.
Of the 36 injured, one was seriously hurt, Xinhua said.
The fire was put out in the early afternoon, though thick smoke was still pouring out two hours after the blast.
