14 killed in fire at a high-rise building housing hotels and training centers in China
Chinese authorities announced the death of 14 people and injury of 38 others in a fire at a high-rise building housing hotels and training centers in Shanxi province.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Beijing, Nov 9 (KUNA) -- Local authorities in China announced on Monday that 14 people were killed in a fire that broke out in a high-rise building housing several hotels and training institutions in Shanxi province in northern China. Xinhua News Agency quoted local authorities as saying that the fire, which erupted in the Haocheng building in the Yingsi district of Taiyuan, the provincial capital, yesterday evening, also left 38 people injured, who were taken to hospitals for treatment. It added that the fire started on the fifth floor of the building, which contains several hotels and training institutions, and that flames spread rapidly through the smoke ducts, while search and rescue teams managed to extinguish it three hours after it broke out. It noted that the cause of the incident is still under investigation. (End) S L Q / T M A
