Death toll rises to 25 in China parlour blast

The powerful explosion rip through a karaoke parlour in a minority area in northeast China, killing 25 people and injuring 33 others.

At least 25 people were killed and 33 others injured when a powerful explosion ripped through a karaoke parlour in a minority area in northeast China last night, the provincial government said on Thursday.

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Rescuers had finished clearing up the debris and found 25 charred bodies, according to the Liaoning provincial government.

The explosion happened at 8:50 pm (6:20 pm IST) in Tianshifu Township, Benxi Autonomous County of Manchu Nationality. Four of the injured are reported to be in a serious condition.

Local officials have ordered that every effort be made to rescue the victims and identify the cause of the accident.