At least seven people were killed on Sunday after a gas pipeline exploded in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong, a police official said. Police Chief Mohammed Mohsin said 25 people were also taken to the hospital and firefighters have officially joined the rescue efforts. News reports said the road in front of the explosion site was busy with people and tricycle rickshaws. HONG KONG POLICE OFFICER SHOT WITH ARROW, PROTESTERS SET FIRES AS CHINESE TROOPS APPEAR TO CLEAN STREETSLast month, a gas cylinder used to inflate balloons exploded in the capital city of Dhaka, killing seven children, according to Reuters. The outlet says pipelines and below-par cylinders routinely are the cause of accidents in Bangladesh due to poor monitoring.

Source: Fox News November 17, 2019 14:48 UTC