( CNN ) -- At least 15 people have been killed in an explosion in a village in southern China 's Guizhou province as they gathered to gamble , China 's state-run Xinhua news agency reported , citing local officials and police . Eight people were injured in the blast , which occurred on a remote mountain slope in Laoshan village , near the city of Kaili on Monday afternoon . They were in a stable condition on Tuesday . Xinhua said that eight suspects had been detained , including three who surrendered themselves to local police . The cause of the blast was n't immediately reported . An investigation was under way , according to Xinhua . In November : Pipeline explosion kills 44 near Chinese port city .
15 people have been killed in an explosion in a village in southern China . Victims had gathered at night to gamble . Cause of death is being investigated ; 15 suspects have been detained . The people are said to be in stable condition .