In a tragic incident, at least 11 people were killed and 37 others were seriously injured in a huge gas explosion in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday, state-run CGTN-TV reported.
A total of 144 people, including the deceased and injured, were pulled from the debris, the CGTN-TV report stated.
Several media outlets reported that the blast took place at about 6:30 am local time in the Zhangwan district of Shiyan city.
A market in the district was hard hit and several buildings were damaged.
Eleven people were killed and 37 others injured in the explosion which has destroyed several buildings,
Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported that the explosion took place at the Yanhu market in Shiyan when many residents were having breakfast or buying vegetables in the market.
The city's municipal office initially said "many" people were trapped after the incident.
Images and video footages circulating on social media platform Weibo showed rescue workers working through the wreckage of flattened houses, PTI reported
An investigation is underway to find the cause of the explosion.