China News Service, Xuzhou, May 28 (Reporter Zhu Zhigeng) According to a report from the Administrative Committee of Jiangsu Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, "At 6 o'clock in the morning on May 28, 2021, South Gate No. 1, Xihe Garden District, Jinlong Lake Sub-district Office, Xuzhou An explosion occurred in a barbecue shop due to a leak of liquefied petroleum gas, which caused an ear injury to a passerby. He has been sent to the hospital for treatment. The condition of the injury is stable. After the accident, the development and reform, emergency management, ecological environment, public security, market supervision, fire protection and other departments He and related experts rushed to the scene immediately for disposal. The cause of the accident is under further investigation."

Several facade houses were damaged at the scene.

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　　On the morning of the 28th, the reporter saw at the scene that the location of the incident was about 100 meters west of the south gate of Xihe Garden Community, Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone. It was visually observed that there were 7 facade rooms with damaged doors and windows and some walls. Part of the vehicle glass on the road in front of the door was broken.

Several firefighting and rescue personnel on the scene applied cooling sprays to several gas tanks just finished.

The cordon was still pulled several tens of meters away from the scene, and several police and security personnel were maintaining order to prevent non-rescue workers from entering the cordon.

The facade house where the accident occurred was a one-story building, which was less than 10 meters away from the first row of residential buildings on the southernmost side of Xihe Garden District. The windows of many residents above were damaged.

　　Opposite the scene of the accident, a resident surnamed Liu who lives in the Chengzhi Garden Community of the Development Zone said that when the accident happened in the morning, he was still asleep and was awakened by a huge explosion downstairs.

He saw fires in several facade houses upstairs. The facade houses affected by the accident contained restaurants and shops.

Soon he heard the sound of rescue vehicles such as 119 fire and 120 medical.

Security personnel outside the cordon are maintaining order.

Photo by Zhu Zhigeng

　　According to a report from the Xuzhou Fire Rescue Detachment on the morning of the 28th, at about 6:20 on May 28, a deflagration accident occurred in a small restaurant on the south gate of Xihe Garden Community, Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, causing damage to 8 vehicles. One person was slightly injured. The fire area was 30 square meters and the house area was 150 square meters.

The main leaders of relevant departments of Xuzhou City organized and directed the disposal on the spot.

Currently, the cause of the accident is under investigation.

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