A powerful gas explosion in a restaurant in Shenyan, China situated in a mixed-use commercial and residential building has left 30 people dead and several wounded. Situated in the country's northeast, the city is the capital of Liaoning province. 25 fire trucks and 110 firefighters weredeployed to contain the aftermath of the explosion, which saw only the basic structure of the building left standing as debris and dust filled up the street and air. 

Th causeof the explosion is still under investigation. In June this year, there was another gas related exposion that killed 12people in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, Hubei province