China: Eleven people are reported to die in the explosion in China which took place at the express bridge in central China causing the bridge partially collapsed earlier on Friday. The police are investigating and trying to find the exact number of casualties.
The exact number is not known but according to Highway police in Henan province, where the explosion happened posted on their blog that at least 11 people has been killed in the explosion. According to another information given by China National Radio, it reported as many as 26 died in the disaster. Rescue and Investigating teams are at the spot and search and rescue is on the way.
The 80 meter stretched bridge partially collapsed due to the explosion earlier. The explosion in the truck was due to the firecrackers in it which were being transferred to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The incident may result in the ban as seniors of China think it as “bourgeois” and “waste of money”.