Blast in Hebei residential community kills 4

Four were found dead and four others injured in a blast that's believed to have been caused by a natural gas leakage at a household in Shijiazhuang city, North China's Hebei province, authorities said.

The blast happened at 6 am on Monday in a community where workers of Hebei Medical University and their families live, according to the publicity department of Chang'an district in Shijiazhuang.

It said the on-site search and rescue efforts continued till 11:55 pm on Monday.

The wounded are in local hospitals for treatment.

Investigations into what caused the blast are underway.