Hong Kong CNN —A deadly suspected gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in northern China on Wednesday, leaving a scene of devastation and multiple people wounded.
The blast ripped through a four-story building, state media said.
Local residents said on social media they heard a loud bang in the early morning and felt their buildings trembling.
Buildings across the street from the blast site were also impacted, with glass shattered and shop signs damaged, footage aired on CCTV showed.
Last June, a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwest Ningxia region killed 31 people.
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