Xiamen gas tank explosion accident witness: smoke explosion _ buildings shake | Xiamen Sky News

China News Agency, Xiamen, September 19 problem: Xiamen gas tank explosion accident witness: smoke in the Sky Tower shaking

China News Agency reporters Chen Yue

19th at noon near 11:30, who lives in Fuyuan apartment, Ms temperature and take the elevator downstairs. When she came to the iron gate of the apartment was, "bang", it makes me feel that everything went black.

11:29 the Xiamen Fu Yuan Sha tea snack bar, a downstairs apartment gas explosion, brought great quake to surrounding buildings. Up to 15 o'clock, the Xiamen municipal government information indicates that at least 5 people were killed, 10 of them seriously.

Shoved to the ground by shock waves from explosions of Ms temperature and, finally, "quickly climbed out of" saved, but still slightly injured in the leg.

In more than 10 meters across the Park apartments Lin Jianchao of China 30 floors, its when I heard a loud noise, followed by more than 30 high Cathay building "the whole building shake strongly."

Lin Jianchao saw, glass fragments fell into the Office, "is the white smoke out of the window" smoke dissipates after about a minute.

Lin Jianchao window probes look downstairs "chaos", "quite a few restaurants could not see."

China 4-3 and meeting colleagues Mr Yoon then explosion, was hurt by broken glass in the head. "People are shock waves hit the ground." Mr Yin, who at that time, "thought it was an earthquake," and rushed to the first floor. A woman driving a white car had seen their situation and immediately referred them to a hospital.

In hospital, reporters know that many victims are by private car passing by the main initiative taken to hospital for medical treatment.

Reporters in Xiamen in the afternoon in the hospital, nurses are busy from time to time push focusing on the wounded went to the operating room on a stretcher, one men's t-shirt chest waiting for treatment of infected with a large bloodstain.

Hospitals in Xiamen official told reporters that some wounded only sustained minor injuries and after treatment has left, there are currently 11 injured in hospital, of which 3 were not quite in a stable condition.

In addition to the already identified casualties were sent to hospitals, the scene of the explosion, and many people rushed to look for their loved ones. A woman holds a mobile phone, kept showing to others cell phone pictures of a one year old child, asked if anyone had seen the child. When informed of when the child is safe and sound, this lady was very pleased.

Fortunately, "dodged" Madam hung told reporters his bombing shacha occurred at 11 o'clock on the day had come to the snack bar, want to eat here. "Last-minute phone call from my mother, let me go back", Hong said, "and thought it was very scared." (End)

(Original title: Xiamen gas tank explosion accident witness: smoke in the Sky Tower shaking)

(Edit: SN123)
18:38 on September 19, 2014
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