SHIJIAZHUANG - An explosion caused by privately stored explosives in North China's Hebei province early Saturday has left seven people dead and four injured, local authorities said.
周六上午，中国河北省发生私藏爆炸药物爆炸案，7人死亡，4人受伤，地方当局称。
The accident occurred around 1:30 am at a village in Xingtang county of Shijiazhuang city, according to a statement from the local publicity department.
据当地宣传部声明所述，事故于凌晨1:30左右发生在石家庄市行唐县一个小山村。
Rescue work and investigation into the cause of the accident are under way.
事故的救援和调查工作还在进行中。
