4 h. ago China restaurant fire update as 22 people killed in devastating blaze

Chinese President Xi Jinping described the blaze as ‘a deeply sobering lesson’ for the country

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5 h. ago Gas explosion, arson ruled out as causes of northern China restaurant fire that killed 22, injured 3

Official reports say authorities in northern China have ruled out a gas explosion or arson as possible causes of a restaurant fire that killed 22 people and injured three others

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25 h. ago Five people rushed to hospital after 'severe' blaze in Walsall and gas explosion in Bristol send homes up in flames

Emergency services were called to Walsall last night after an inferno left a two-storey, mid-terraced house completely decimated. And just seven hours later, a separate house in Bristol went up in flames.

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28 h. ago 'It was like an earthquake': Witness recalls moment Bristol house burst into flames after 'gas explosion'

Three people have been hospitalised after the house, in Yate, burnt to the ground

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28 h. ago Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang

Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang

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28 h. ago Bristol gas explosion: Hero rescuer relives terrifying moment 'bomb went off'

Charlie Danes, 47, ran to help after a huge explosion destroyed a home in Yate, near Bristol and forced 40 people to evacuate - she said the sound was 'like a bomb had gone off'

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28 h. ago Chinese restaurant fire kills 22 as Xi Jinping laments ‘deeply sobering lesson’

Cause of blaze in northeastern Liaoyang city not immediately clear

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30 h. ago Horror as inferno rips through Chinese restaurant killing at least 22

A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, Beijing's state broadcaster said.

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30 h. ago Three in hospital after suspected gas explosion destroys house

Emergency services remain on the scene

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30 h. ago Moment flames ravage home in Bristol after huge 'gas explosion'

Terrifying images show the inferno tearing through the property on Lancaster Road, Yate, at around 06:50am today. Three people were rushed to hospital and are receiving treatment for burn injuries.

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31 h. ago Three taken to hospital and homes evacuated after ‘gas explosion’ near Bristol

The house in Yate was burnt almost completely to the ground during the blaze, which followed the explosion on Tuesday morning.

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31 h. ago Three in hospital as house destroyed in suspected gas explosion in Bristol

Videos and pictures of the fire shows thick black smoke and flames coming from the property in Yate

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32 h. ago Bristol 'gas explosion': Flames pour from rubble after blast rips through property

Footage from the scene in Yate, near Bristol showed flames erupting from the home after an explosion - neighbours said they heard a loud explosion and felt their houses shake

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1 week ago Costa del Sol 'drunk driver' hits restaurant killing 2 and injuring 10 including baby

Two people have tragically died and a further 10 have been left injured after a horror accident on a popular Costa del Sol seafront where pedestrians were mowed down by a car that crashed

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2 w. ago Residents unable to return home after explosion kills one person

A man in his 50s has been found dead among the wreckage of the house that was destroyed in a suspected gas explosion

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2 w. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murder after father, 53, killed in horror 'gas explosion' that demolished house in Worksop

Nottinghamshire Police said a 43-year-old man was arrested and questioned on suspicion of murder before being bailed.

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2 w. ago Pictured: Man, 53, killed in horror 'gas explosion' that destroyed homes in Worksop

David Howard, 53, died at the scene of the explosion in Worksop on Saturday. Emergency services were called at 7.39pm and recovered his body from under the debris.

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2 w. ago Pictured: Man, 53, killed in 'gas explosion' that destroyed homes in Worksop

David Howard, 53, died at the scene of the explosion in Worksop, Nottinghamshire on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Residents unable to return home after fatal Worksop ‘gas explosion’

A major incident was declared after the blast on Saturday evening.

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2 w. ago Drone footage shows house destroyed after deadly gas explosion

New aerial footage shows the scene of devastation following a suspected gas explosion in a residential street which has left one person dead.

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