<p>Beijing: Local government officials in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/china">China</a>'s Sanhe county, near Beijing, said on Thursday they had started an investigation into the cause of a massive <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/explosion">explosion</a> at a shop selling fried chicken that left 7 dead and 27 injured.</p><p>Officials said that 14 people had been discharged from the hospital, and that the initial indications were that a gas leak had caused the blast.</p>.2 killed, 26 injured after explosion at a restaurant in China.<p>Last year, President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a> ordered a safety overhaul across China, calling on all regions to rectify safety risks and "hidden dangers" after 31 people died in a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant.</p><p>The explosion on Wednesday at a fried chicken shop, in the town of Yanjiao in China's northern province of Hebei, caused a massive orange fireball. </p><p>The force ripped off the fronts of several buildings, crumpled cars on surrounding streets and left large pieces of debris on fire.</p><p>On-site rescue work has ended, cleanup at the scene is still ongoing and an investigation has begun, officials said in a statement. </p>
<p>Beijing: Local government officials in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/china">China</a>'s Sanhe county, near Beijing, said on Thursday they had started an investigation into the cause of a massive <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/explosion">explosion</a> at a shop selling fried chicken that left 7 dead and 27 injured.</p><p>Officials said that 14 people had been discharged from the hospital, and that the initial indications were that a gas leak had caused the blast.</p>.2 killed, 26 injured after explosion at a restaurant in China.<p>Last year, President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a> ordered a safety overhaul across China, calling on all regions to rectify safety risks and "hidden dangers" after 31 people died in a gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant.</p><p>The explosion on Wednesday at a fried chicken shop, in the town of Yanjiao in China's northern province of Hebei, caused a massive orange fireball. </p><p>The force ripped off the fronts of several buildings, crumpled cars on surrounding streets and left large pieces of debris on fire.</p><p>On-site rescue work has ended, cleanup at the scene is still ongoing and an investigation has begun, officials said in a statement. </p>