39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire

Jan 25, 2024

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39 killed, 9 injured in east China building fire

Beijing [China], January 25: Thirty-nine people were killed, and nine others injured after a building fire broke out Wednesday afternoon in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.
The fire broke out from a street shop in the Yushui District of Xinyu, said the local fire response emergency headquarters, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The rescue operations concluded with no remaining people trapped. Among the injured, eight are in stable condition, while another one is being rescued.
Source: Emirates News Agency