At least 31 people have died in connection with an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the city of Yinchuan in northwestern China, the state news agency New China (Xinhua) reports.
The accident must have been caused by a gas explosion, according to the news agency. Another seven injured people are being treated, one of whom is in a critical condition.
The explosion occurred on Wednesday evening in a residential area in the central parts of Yinchuan, which is the capital of Ningxia region.