Seven people were killed and 37 were injured Saturday night at an Internet cafe in the southwest region of China's Guizhou province , after the explosion of chemicals being stored illegally at a chemical shop. Chinese state media reported that sodium nitrate, aluminum chloride ,  and other chemicals were being kept in a nearby chemical shop and exploded at about 11:05 pm local time (1505 UTC), causing the Internet cafe to catch on fire. It is unknown how the chemicals ignited. Xinhua reports that one of the bodies was that of a child. Children under the age of eighteen are not allowed in Internet cafes under Chinese law.
Seven people were killed and 37 were injured Saturday night at an Internet cafe in the southwest region of China's , after the explosion of chemicals being stored illegally at a chemical shop. Chinese state media reported that , , and other chemicals were being kept in a nearby chemical shop and exploded at about 11:05 pm local time (1505 UTC), causing the Internet cafe to catch on fire. It is unknown how the chemicals ignited. reports that one of the bodies was that of a child. Children under the age of eighteen are not allowed in Internet cafes under Chinese law.
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sodium nitrate, aluminum chloride
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Xinhua