A tanker truck has exploded on a highway in southeastern China, killing 18 people and injuring at minimum 189 other folks, authorities mentioned on Sunday, June 14.
The tanker exploded in close proximity to a village in the Wenling segment of the Shenyang-Haikou Expressway on Saturday night, Xinhua information company.
The explosion triggered substantial destruction to nearby properties. A single image showed firefighters hosing down a row of structures with blown-out facades very well into the night. A next blast took spot when the blown-up truck fell onto a workshop around the expressway. The explosions prompted the residential properties and factory workshops to collapse.
Hundreds of firefighters rescued 189 folks
Hundreds of firefighters ended up despatched to the scene for rescue function. As of Sunday morning, a full of 189 injured persons were being getting health care cure in hospitals. Rescue and search endeavours were being underway.
Numerous movies of the explosion ended up undertaking rounds on social media that confirmed a massive explosion and charred facades of nearby properties in close proximity to the metropolis of Wenling.

These days a fuel tanker tumble off the road in wenling town of China.

Out of the blue it flared up and locals commenced taking photographs.

Right after new minutes of quiet flame large blast blew aways Humans, bikes, vehicles and even house.

This was no normal gas. Seem like good rocket fuel.

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