Photo: Screenshot from the official WeChat account of the Chengdu High-Tech Industrial Development Zone's public security bureau

A combustion explosion occurred outside an automobile sales and service shop in Chengdu High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Sunday afternoon, resulting in one fatality and four on-site injuries, according to a police statement issued by the local public security bureau on its official WeChat account.

Preliminary police investigation shows that the incident was caused by a 54-year-old man surnamed Duan, who ignited flammable materials outside the shop around 1 pm on Sunday due to a dispute with the shop, read the statement.

Duan was killed on the spot, while the four injured individuals were promptly taken to the hospital and are all in stable condition with no life-threatening injuries.

The statement said that upon receiving the alert, local police officers quickly coordinated with emergency management, fire and rescue department, and health department. They fully carried out search and rescue of the injured, elimination of potential hazards, on-site investigation, and maintenance of public order, the statement said.

Related investigation is still underway currently, according to the statement.


Global Times