BEIJING—A gas explosion Sunday at a restaurant in eastern China killed two people, state media reported, two months after a deadly restaurant blast that killed at least 31 people.
The explosion at 7:15 a.m. at a grilled fish restaurant in the city of Gaomi was powerful enough to knock a passing car sideways on the street outside, according to a video on the website of the Beijing Youth Daily newspaper.
The cause was under investigation, state broadcaster CCTV reported on its website. The reports gave no details of who was killed or how. CCTV said two people also were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
At least 31 people were killed in cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwestern city of Yinchuan in June.
The actual number of casualties from such events may be much higher. The actual number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the Chinese regime routinely suppresses or alters information.
