BREAKING NEWS: Gas explosion at restaurant destroys entire block in North East China - killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured By Kelsey Wilkie For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:34 BST, 21 October 2021 | Updated: 03:45 BST, 21 October 2021 Viewcomments At least one person killed and an entire neighbourhood has been destroyed after a gas explosion in Shenyang, in northeast China. The explosion happened in Liaoning Province at 8.20am on Thursday morning (local time). The cause of the blast is under investigation. A major rescue operation is now underway. At least 33 people have been injured in the powerful blast which damaged multiple buildings and cars. Shocking footage shows how buildings have been reduced to rubble with the streets strewn in shattered glass. One woman living on the fifth floor of a building across the road 'I was scared when the explosion happened,' she said. 'Then I saw the fire trucks. They came quite quickly, after about a little more than 10 minutes.' More to come Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility