China News Service, Shenyang, October 21 (Reporter Wang Jingwei Gongxu) According to a report from the Heping District of Shenyang City, at 8:20 on October 21, an explosion occurred at No. 222 Taiyuan South Street, Heping District, Shenyang City. The detonation caused damage to nearby buildings. Damage, a bus at the scene was affected.
At present, the accident has caused 3 deaths and more than 30 injuries. The wounded have been sent to doctors for treatment. The investigation of the accident and follow-up rescue work is underway.
The plaques of nearby shops were shaken off.
Photo by Wang Jingwei
According to a fruit salesperson on the first floor of Liuquan Fresh Supermarket near the place where the incident occurred, there were few people on the street when the incident occurred, and there was a loud noise, and no one knew what happened.
"Immediately afterwards, the glass outside the window and the wall shattered and fell down." The salesperson told reporters.
Near the explosion site.
Photo by Wang Jingwei
A nearby resident said that when he was cooking, there was a loud noise, thinking that his home appliance had exploded, and then he saw dense smoke rising nearby.
According to the latest report of the Liaoning Provincial Fire Emergency Response Team, the Shenyang Fire Rescue Detachment Command Center received an alarm from the masses that a dangerous situation occurred at the junction of Taiyuan South Street and Nanqi Road in Heping District.
The command center immediately dispatched the Nanjing North Street Fire and Rescue Station, Wenhua Road Fire and Rescue Station, and Tengfei 2nd Street Fire Rescue Station to dispatch 25 fire trucks and 110 fire commanders to the scene. At the same time, the full attendance headquarters, the western headquarters and the Peace Brigade were dispatched.
After investigation, it was preliminarily determined that the scene was an explosion in a commercial and residential building.
The Municipal Emergency Bureau, Gas Company, Public Security and other departments have already arrived at the scene to deal with it.
Currently, rescue is underway.
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