Fire in Northern China Building Kills at Least 14
A fire in a high-rise building in Taiyuan has resulted in 14 deaths and 25 injuries.
Translated by Qiyas from كويت نيوز — Original source
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday that a fire broke out on Sunday in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province in northern China, killing at least 14 people.
State media, citing authorities, said on Monday that a total of 25 people remained hospitalized, nine of them in serious condition.
The fire started in a building in central Taiyuan at 4:59 p.m. local time (0859 GMT) on Sunday.
The blaze was extinguished about two hours later. Authorities announced on Monday that rescue operations had ended by 8:30 p.m., and that 38 people had been taken to hospitals. Five deaths were confirmed late Sunday night.
State media reported that an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
