An oil tanker explosion in Beijing has killed at least 19 people.

According to the details, the second explosion shortly after noon in front of a factory on the highway, damaging nearby buildings.

The foreign news agency said, about 170 people were injured in the blast in Xijiang province of China.

In this regard, the mayor of Longsheng village, Zhou Manglain, said that there are about 2600 rescue workers in the affected area who are engaged in rescue operations.

It should be noted that a truck full of LNG was destroyed in an explosion on the highway in Xijiang.

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