Gas explosion in China kills 11, rescue operation ongoing

This photo taken on January 19, 2021 shows traffic along a street in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. (File/AFP)

• Rescue efforts were continuing, a statement by the government in Shiyan city said

BEIJING: At least 11 people were killed and 37 others seriously injured when a gas line explosion ripped through a residential compound in central China’s Hubei province on Sunday, local officials said.
Rescue efforts were continuing, a statement by the government in Shiyan city said, adding at least 144 people were pulled from a badly damaged market building.