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Building fire kills 14 in China's northern city of Taiyuan
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- A fire in a 40-story high-rise building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, killed at least 14 people and injured 25, with nine in serious condition.
- The fire started around the fourth floor of a lower annex and spread to the eighth and ninth floors, which housed a hotel.
- The building is a mixed-use commercial and residential property, including hotels, short-term rental apartments, tutoring centers, and smaller venues.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze after about two hours, and rescue operations concluded by 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, with 38 people hospitalized.
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire in this northern manufacturing hub.
