Terrifying Moment Chinese Restaurant Is Rocked By Kitchen Explosion

An explosion tore through a small restaurant in on Wednesday, leaving 34 people injured, according to authorities.
The blast reportedly took place during lunchtime in the store's kitchen in Miluo, a prefecture-level city in southern China's Hunan Province.
Miluo officials claimed no one had been killed in the incident. The local police and fire brigade were investigating the cause of the explosion, kynghidongduong.vn a statement said.
Security footage circulating on social media shows people running from the smoke in the shop
The restaurant in Miluo, China's Hunan Province, is engulfed by flames in a split second
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The explosion occurred at around 12.40pm in the town of Xinshi, acc circulating on social media purports to show the terrifying incident.
The 42-second clip shows thick smoke pouring out of what seems to be a kitchen following a suspected explosion.
It shows staff initially run away from the smoke, tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn but after a few seconds, they decide to walk up to the smoke to check on the situation.
Just as they approach the door, a second explosion occurs, leaving the restaurant engulfed in a ball of fire.
The video ends when people flee out of the restaurant, including one with flames on their body.
A separate video released by Pear shows people gathering outside the wrecked restaurant. Plumes of black smoke are seen billowing out of the premises following a kitchen explosion 
reported that the explosion might have been caused by a gas tank or pressure cooker.
The outlet said that the fire had been put out and eight of the casualties had been transferred to hospitals in Changsha, the provincial capital.
Further investigation is underway.
Miluo has a population of around 730,000 and is supervised by the nearby city of Luoyang. It is named after the Miluo River and most famous for the dragon boat races on the Dragon Boat Festival.




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