This is the moment a restaurant in northern China exploded, caught on dashcam video by a car driving nearby.
这是中国北方一家餐馆爆炸的瞬间,一辆在附近行驶的汽车用行车记录仪拍下了这一幕。
Footage posted on social media showed a large fireball over the site, and debris blowing out onto the street.
根据发布在社交媒体上的视频显示,爆炸现场上空出现了一个巨大的火球,碎片被吹到了大街上。
Thick plumes of smoke followed the deadly blast, which ripped facades off buildings and damaged cars nearby.
爆炸发生后浓烟滚滚,附近建筑物的外墙和周围的汽车均遭受到破坏。
The explosion took place at about 8 a.m. local time in Sanhe, Hebei province, according to state broadcaster CCTV News, roughly 50 miles from the country's capital, Beijing.
据中央电视台新闻报道,爆炸发生在当地时间上午8点左右,地点位于河北省三河市,距离首都北京约50英里。
A suspected gas leak triggered the accident in a shop selling fried chicken, city emergency officials said in a statement,
三河市应急管理局在一份声明中称,这起事故发生在一家炸鸡店,事故疑似由燃气泄漏引发,
drawing rescuers, firefighters, health and other officials to the scene.
救援人员、消防、卫健等有关部门第一时间赶赴现场。
City authorities also sent an investigation team, according to social media posts.
根据社交媒体上的帖子,三河市政府也派出了一个调查小组。
The blast comes after the government issued detailed safety guidelines last year on the use of gas appliances and cookers.
在此次爆炸发生之前,三河市政府曾于去年发布了详细的使用煤气灶和炊具的安全指导方针。
Regional supplier Taida Gas said in a statement it was suspending service in several surrounding areas, as a precaution.
区域供应商泰达燃气在一份声明中表示,作为预防措施,该公司暂停了周边几个区域的供气服务。
"Our company will resume supply after ensuring safety," it added in the statement, although it said it did not serve the area where the shop is located.
“我们公司将在确保安全后恢复供气,”该供应商在声明中补充说道,尽管其声称自己并非为该商店所在区域供气的公司。