Three injured in eastern China gas explosion

Three people were injured in a gas explosion near a hotel in Zhuhai of eastern China on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

explosion happened on Friday morning and fires were put out about an hour later, CCTV said.

CCTV foot showed surrounding shops and residential buildings damd in explosion.

Firefighters rescued nine people and sent injured to a nearby hospital, according to CCTV.