Gas Explosion in Central China Kills at Least 12

Workers search for victims in a building damaged by a gas line explosion which left at least 12 people dead and nearly 140 others injured in Shiyan, in central China's Hubei province, on June 13, 2021. CNS/AFP via Getty Images

BEIJING—At least 12 people were killed and 39 seriously injured June 13 after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China.

Responders to the early morning blast in the city of Shiyan in Hubei Province sent more than 150 people to the hospital, according to officials quoted by state media.