2012165438+123 October 19: 52, an explosion and burning accident occurred in Xiyangyang Hotpot Restaurant in Shouyang County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. By 5: 00 on the 24th, the death toll from the explosion and burning accident at Pleasant Goat Hotpot Restaurant in Shouyang County had risen to 14. In addition, 47 people were injured, including serious injuries 17 people and minor injuries of 30 people. All the injured people were sent to hospital for treatment, and some people were transferred to Taiyuan for treatment.

Pleasant goat hotpot restaurant is located in Boda West Street, Shouyang County, with three floors, one underground and two above ground. The reporter saw at the scene that the Pleasant Goat Hotpot Restaurant was a mess, the internal facilities were basically burned, some shops on the left and right sides were shattered, and the ground was covered with glass fragments and various fragments.

According to eyewitnesses, the explosion produced a strong airflow, which hit shops and people more than 20 meters away. The windows of some shops were shattered, and some iron gates were deformed by the impact of air billow. The window glass of several cars was also broken by the debris carried by the airflow. Gong Xin and his colleagues are selling computers in the shop opposite. After the explosion, he and three colleagues were injured by the strong airflow mixed with debris. He was hit on the head by debris and got three stitches. He is currently being treated and observed in the hospital. He said that after the explosion, a fire broke out in the hot pot restaurant. The fire was so strong that people ran out one after another.