At least 7 people were killed and 59 others injured in an explosion struck a kindergarten in eastern Province of China,.

According to the state-run Xinhua, the blast happened today at the gate of the kindergarten in Fengxian County in east Jiangsu Province when children were leaving the school.

Police said, they are investigating the incident. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which rocked the kindergarten as parents were picking up children from the school.