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1 killed in blast in China home

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Press Trust of India Beijing
A woman was killed and six other persons were injured in an explosion at a home in east China's Zhejiang Province, police said.

The blast happened at 11:30 am (local time) yesterday in a rural home in Panshi Township of Yueqing City, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The cause of the blast is not known and is being probed.

A two-story structure was reduced to rubble after the explosion.

Rescuers pulled seven people from the ruins, including four children and three adults. One of the adults, a woman, was found dead.

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First Published: Aug 12 2014 | 8:45 AM IST

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