16 dead in lunchtime blast at cafeteria in southern China

At least 16 people were killed and 10 others were injured in a lunchtime explosion at an office cafeteria in southwest China.

A lunchtime explosion at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday and injured 10 others, authorities said.

A gas leak is the suspected cause of the blast, the Chongqing city government said in an online statement.