Several pets at a home in northern China's Handan were frightened by a loud explosion caused by a gas leak in a nearby building on Thursday (October 24).

The video shows the shaking building and the scared animals when a flat in a nearby residential building exploded due to the gas leak.

Fire and smoke can be seen rising out of the building which was damaged in the blast.

One injured woman was sent to hospital but she was not in life-threatening condition. The case is in further investigation.

（10月24）上午，河北邯郸市丛台区拉德芳斯小区一栋居民楼发生爆炸。从邯郸市应急管理局获悉，事发小区内一户民用住房燃气泄漏导致爆炸，一名女性受伤送医，已无生命危险，相关情况还在进一步调查处理中。

　　现场视频显示，一处居民楼多处窗户防盗网已不见踪影，楼内冒出大量黑烟。事发楼层下方有窗户扭曲歪斜，居民楼周围落下许多杂物。消防人员已赶到现场。

　　附近居民称，事发时间为今日8时许，随后警车和急救人员到达现场处置。

目前，邯郸市政府值班室工作人员告诉新京报记者，相关工作人员已赶赴现场处置，具体情况正在核实。

　　10时许，从邯郸市应急管理局处获悉，事发小区内一户民用住房发生燃气泄漏爆炸，一名女性受轻伤送医，已无生命危险。相关情况还在进一步调查处理中。