DHAKA: An explosion in a village in southern China`s Guizhou province killed 14 people and injured seven others on Monday afternoon, China`s state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing local officials.

The blast happened in the Laoshan village in the city of Kaili at about 2:30 p.m. (1:30 a.m. ET), Xinhua reported.

The cause of the blast wasn`t immediately reported. An investigation was under way, according to Xinhua.

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