Tunnel explosion injures dozens in SW China

Updated: 2015-02-24 18:03

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Tunnel explosion injures dozens in SW China

Firefighters arrive at the scene after an explosion occured at a nearby tunnel construction site near Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Feb 24, 2015. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

The blast occurred in Luodai, a tourist town 30 km away from the provincial capital of Chengdu city. The town was packed with visitors sight seeing during the seven-day Lunar New Year holidays.

Photos of black smoke billowing in the air were posted on SinaWeibo, a Twitter-like microblogging service, immediately after the incident happened.

Firefighters arrived at the scene and evacuated nearby villagers.