Explosion in residential building kills 2, injures 11

An explosion killed two and injured 11 residents in Changchun, Jilin province, on Wednesday morning.

The blast occurred about 7am in a five-story residential building. Falling debris hit a passerby and killed him on the spot. A woman was buried inside the building and declared dead after being sent to hospital, according to reports from China Central Television.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation.