Building collapses after explosion in China; One killed

At least one person was killed and six others injured today when a blast toppled a building in China's eastern Jiangsu Province.

The injured were hospitalised, and several people are still believed to be buried under the rubble, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The explosion occurred around 7 a.M. (local time) in the city of Suzhou, an industrial hub in Yangtze River Delta.