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Several killed in China BBQ restaurant gas blast

The explosion on Thursday (October 21), in north-eastern Shenyang city, shattered windows of nearby buildings and halted traffic, the reports said.

Nothing was left of the restaurant except exposed structural beams, according to videos circulating on Chinese social media.

More than 100 firefighters were sent to the scene.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.