Buildings were reduced to rubble after a gas line explosion ripped through a residential compound in Hubei province.
At least 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighbourhood in central China.
Responders to the early Sunday morning blast in the Hubei province city of Shiyan sent more than 150 people to hospital, according to a statement on the city's official social media channel.
The statement said rescue efforts were continuing but gave no word on the cause of the explosion.
Stall keepers and customers buying breakfast and fresh vegetables at a food market were the major victims when the explosion hit shortly after 6:00am local time, according to state media reports.
Images showed rescuers climbing over broken concrete slabs to reach those trapped inside.
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