BEIJING - The Ministry of Public Security dispatched a work team on Monday to look into a fatal blast in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The explosion has killed two people and injured another 17, including 10 students, when it occurred at about 7:10 am near the Balijie Primary School in Lingwu county of Guilin, a resort city in Guangxi.

The investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway.