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Blast kills 14, injures 147 in northwestern China

Rescue workers search at site after an explosion hit a town in Fugu county, Shaanxi province, China

Beijing: A powerful blast at a prefabricated house in northwestern China on Monday killed at least 14 people and injured 147, state news agency Xinhua said.

The explosion occurred in the early afternoon in the town of Xinmin in Shaanxi province, damaging dozens of buildings including the local hospital, Xinhua said.

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