Milan, 9 Nov. (LaPresse) – A fire in a block of flats in Taiyuan, in Shanxi province (northern China), has claimed the lives of 14 people. This was reported by the Chinese broadcaster CCTV News on Monday morning. The blaze broke out on Sunday at 4.59 pm in a residential block in the Yingze district of Taiyuan. The flames were brought under control by 7.00 pm, whilst search and rescue operations concluded at 8.30 pm. Earlier, CCTV News had reported that 38 people had been taken to hospital, with an initial death toll of five.
China, fire in a block of flats in Shanxi: 14 dead
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Milan, 9 Nov. (LaPresse) – A fire in a block of flats in Taiyuan, in Shanxi province (northern China), has claimed the lives of 14 people. This was reported by the Chinese broadcaster CCTV News on Monday morning. The blaze broke out on Sunday at 4.59 pm in a residential block in the Yingze district of Taiyuan. The flames were brought under control by 7.00 pm, whilst search and rescue operations concluded at 8.30 pm. Earlier, CCTV News had reported that 38 people had been taken to hospital, with an initial death toll of five.
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