People check the canteen after an explosion at Kuixiang High School in Yiliang County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 8, 2013. One person died and four others were injured in the explosion at the canteen, authorities said Tuesday. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (Xinhua/Long Jiao)
One person died and four others were injured in an explosion at a school cafeteria in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Tuesday.
The blast occurred at Kuixiang High School in Yiliang County, Zhaotong City, at around 8 a.m., when a gas cooker in the school cafeteria exploded, killing one cafeteria worker and injuring another four, according to the county government.
The four workers who sustained injuries are being treated in hospital.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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