CHINA: Gas Explosion in Restaurant Kills 2, Injures 20+

HIGHTECHDUDE · #1 ● 03-13-2024, 09:05 PM

Chicken restaurant explosion...

YANJIAO, (March 13, 2024) — At least two people have died and 26 injured after a suspected gas explosion at a fried chicken shop in northern China, state media and local officials have said.

Buildings and cars were destroyed by the blast in the city of Sanhe in central Hebei province, around 50 miles (80km) east Beijing, at about 8am (local time) on Wednesday.

The force of the explosion sent a large orange fireball, followed by billows of grey smoke into the air and almost as far as buildings on the opposite side of a dual carriageway in front of the eatery, video posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, showed.

Other video shot in the aftermath showed the destroyed frontage of buildings, mangled cars, with glass shards and other debris, including pieces of concrete and metal, in the streets, and some objects still on fire.

The injured were taken to hospital, state broadcaster CCTV News said, as more than 150 emergency personnel, including rescue workers, firefighters, health and other officials, and 36 vehicles rushed to the scene.

A gas leak in a fried chicken shop caused the explosion in the town of Yanjiao, city emergency officials said in a statement.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control, they said.

Last year, Chinese officials issued detailed guidelines on the use of gas appliances and cookers to try to prevent such incidents.

Roosta · #2 ● 03-13-2024, 09:19 PM

Holy Fuck. Who ever knew that a chicken fart could be so deadly.

houseoftechno · #3 ● 03-13-2024, 10:13 PM

It would have been a perfect hit if only that damned Mercedes with the annoying safety-flicker brake lights was another block forward.

houseoftechno · #4 ● 03-13-2024, 10:14 PM

This debris head-bonk take-down was exciting.

**kellyhound** · #5 ● 03-14-2024, 03:53 AM

Done by a drone of the Peking duck Brigade.

Mr.NoCredit · #6 ● 03-14-2024, 12:23 PM

China.

Land of many gas explosions. I like when little kids drop firecrackers into manhole covers with a tiny hole in the top made just for them.

rohmell · #7 ● 03-16-2024, 12:57 PM

Must have been quite a buildup of gas in order to create such a massive explosion. No one smelt anything? I guess they don't add mercaptans to the gas over there.