Twenty-five people were confirmed dead and 33 injured in an
explosion at a karaoke parlor in northeast China on Wednesday
night, local sources said.
Rescuers had finished clearing up the debris and found 25
bodies, according to the Liaoning provincial government.
The explosion happened at 8:50 PM in Tianshifu Township, Benxi
Autonomous County of Manchu Nationality. Four of the injured are
reported to be in a serious condition.
Local government officials have ordered that every effort be
made to rescue the victims and identify the cause of the
accident.
An investigation is underway.
(Xinhua News Agency July 5, 2007)