The death toll from two huge blasts caused by leaked oil from a ruptured pipeline in an eastern Chinese port city has risen to 44.

Authorities said, another 136 people were injured in the accident which ripped open a busy road on Saturday causing extensive damage and destruction all around.

All the injured have been hospitalised with condition of several people was stated to be serious.

State-run Xinhua news agency reported that the blast took place in Huangdao district of Qingdao when workers were trying to plug a leak after oil from the state- owned pipeline flowed into the municipal pipe network.