Original title: 1 death and 3 injuries caused by explosion of a residential building in Harbin

Xinhua News Agency, Harbin, May 23 (Reporter Yang Siqi, Ding He) The reporter learned from the government of Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province that at about 7:00 on the 23rd, an explosion occurred in a residential building at No. 46 Guxiang Street, Xiangfang District, causing one death and three injuries.

This was shot near the accident site on May 23. The reporter learned from the government of Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province that at about 7:00 on May 23, an explosion occurred in a residential building at No. 46 Guxiang Street, Xiangfang District, causing one death and three injuries. Photographed by Ding He, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

The reporter saw at the scene that the balcony of a household on the fourth floor was damaged as a whole, and several balconies around were damaged to varying degrees, with building debris scattered on the ground.

According to the investigation, there are 2 old people and 1 child in the household. It is suspected that the gas tank was not turned off at home, and the flash explosion occurred when the fire was lit in the morning. At present, one old man died and three people were injured (another old man, child and one neighbor) without life danger. Local emergency department, housing construction department and other departments have arrived at the site for disposal, and relevant remedial work and cause investigation are being carried out.