At least two people are dead and a dozen have been hospitalized after an explosion occurred at a hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, early Tuesday morning.
A gas explosion in the southern district of Qingdao struck at the Yihe Xizhong Chain Hotel around 5 a.m. The injured were rushed to hospital; according to official reports, none of the injuries found so far are life-threatening.
The accident is still under investigation.