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Explosion causes building collapse in China, killing 11 people; state media cite gas leak

Rescuers search for buried people under the ruins of a building on June 11, 2013 in Suzhou, China. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

BEIJING – An explosion caused by an apparent gas leak brought down a three-story building in eastern China, killing at least 11 people, state media said Wednesday.

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The explosion occurred Tuesday morning in an employee cafeteria of a gas sales company in Suzhou, a city west of Shanghai, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Nine survivors were being treated in hospitals, the report said. It said a preliminary investigation showed the blast was caused by a gas leak.

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