Nine killed in house explosion in China

At least nine persons were killed and six others injured in an explosion at a house in northern China's Shanxi Province.
The blast occurred yesterday at the house on Nanhuan West Road in Fushan County in the city of Linfen. Ten people were buried in the blast.
The illegal storage of explosives was believed to be the cause of the blast. Nine bodies have been found and one person has been rescued, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Six people who were at the site have sustained minor injuries. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained, the report said.