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Chinese Leader Responds to Gas Blast: ‘Maintain Stability’
After a huge gas explosion killed at least 12 in central China’s Shiyan city on June 13, Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered the regime to bolster its rule rather than ordering local officials to speed up the rescue of people still trapped beneath the collapsed buildings.
The explosion happened around 6:40 a.m. on Sunday, destroying a busy market in Zhangwan district of Shiyan city, Hubei province, as locals were shopping for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. At least 12 people were killed and another 138 others injured, with 37 of them in severe condition, authorities announced that afternoon. Countless more are still buried underneath the rubble.