An explosion occurred in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, in the early hours of the 11th, leaving 7 dead and 17 injured.

According to local authorities, an explosion occurred in Xing'an Town, Xing'an County, in the city around 1:40 AM on the same day. Arriving firefighters engaged in rescue efforts, but so far, 7 people have died and 17 have been injured. All injured individuals are reportedly in no life-threatening condition.

Local residents said, "Besides hearing two explosions, we also heard ambulance sirens. The glass in our homes was shattered by the blast."

According to investigations by authorities, the possibility of the explosion being caused by fuel gas, such as from gas pipes, has been ruled out, and they are proceeding with a detailed investigation into the cause of the accident.

Recently, a series of explosion accidents have occurred in China. On May 4, an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang City, Hunan Province, killed 37 people. On the 22nd of the same month, a gas explosion occurred at a coal mine in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, killing 82 people. Furthermore, on the 3rd of this month, a large-scale explosion accident also occurred at a factory in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Comments from Chinese netizens included: "Another explosion?" "Glass shattering, that's too scary." "What's going on this year? Another explosion, another large number of casualties." "What exactly is the cause? I hope they thoroughly investigate." "It seems nowhere is safe this year." (Translated and edited by Kitada)