Over Forty Injured After Explosion Rocks Sapporo Shop Complex

Around 41 people were injured in an explosion at a complex of shops in the Japanese city of Sapporo on December 16.

Reports said the explosion occurred at around 8.30 pm, causing the building to collapse and a fire to break out, injuring men, women and children.

The cause of the explosion was not initially known, reports said. Credit: riku.kirishima.5 via Storyful