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A blast went off at a fast food restaurant in Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi Province Monday morning, leaving at least 8 dead and 31 injured, according to local authorities.

The blast went off around 7:30 a.m at a fast food restaurant, which is located on the first floor of Jiatian International Mansion, a commercial building in outer Gaoxin district, the Xi'an municipal government said in a press release.

An explosion went off Monday morning in a commercial building in the suburbs of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. [Weibo.com]

The death toll climbed to eight, after firefighters found the body of a woman at midday in the debris of the restaurant.

Seven other deaths were reported at two hospitals, Gaoxin Hospital and the provincial People's Hospital, and the authorities have yet to identify the dead, the local government said.

Meanwhile, of the 31 injured, seven were in critical condition, the municipal health bureau said.

The explosion was caused by a liquefied petroleum gas leak and shattered windows in nearby buildings, blew away a bus stop sign and destroyed several cars parked in the neighborhood, according to a fireman at the scene.

The fireman said most of the victims were passers-by near the building, including school-bound children.

Rescue work ended at around 11 a.m. and all of the injured have been sent to Gaoxin Hospital and the Provincial People's Hospital for treatment, a spokesman with the municipal government of Xi'an said. A doctor at Gaoxin Hospital said many of the wounded received head injuries.

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