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A massive fire at a multi-storey residential building in Taiyuan, the capital of northern China’s Shanxi province, has killed at least 14 people and injured several others.
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported the incident on Monday (November 9).
The fire broke out on Sunday (November 8) evening at the residential building beside one of the city’s busiest roads. It took firefighters nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control.
According to state media, 38 injured people were taken to hospital. Of them, 25 remain hospitalised, including nine in critical condition.
Authorities said the rescue operation was completed by 8:30pm on Sunday. However, the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
An investigation has been launched to establish the cause of the blaze in Taiyuan, one of China’s major industrial and manufacturing hubs.
