Shopping mall fire kills 4, injures 35 in Sichuan

A shopping mall in downtown Luzhou city of southwest China's Sichuan province catches fire on Thursday night, according to fire fighters. Four people were killed in the fire. (Photo: China News Service)

Four people have been confirmed dead and 35 others injured after a fire triggered by a natural gas explosion broke out Thursday evening in a shopping mall in Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan province.

The explosion occurred around 10:40 p.m. at the Mo'erma shopping mall and flames soon spread to the ground and second floors, sources with the municipal government said.

The search and rescue is still under way.