At least three people were killed and 24 others injured when a powerful blast ripped through a bus in northwest China's Shaanxi Province today, officials said.
The blast hit the bus occurred on a street near the bus station in Pucheng County in Weinan city. The bus was bound from the provincial capital of Xi'an to the county, according to the local fire department.
According to latest reports, three people have been confirmed dead. The injured are being treated in a local hospital, the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted official with the county government as saying.
A probe into the cause of the blast is under way, the report said.
