Thick black smoke
China: 16 dead in shopping center fire
At least 16 people died in a fire at a shopping center in southwest China on Wednesday. According to the state television station CCTV, 30 people were rescued.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Television footage showed thick black smoke rising from the 14-storey building in the city of Zigong in Sichuan province. The fire broke out in the lower part of the tower block in the early evening, the broadcaster reported.
Fire broke out during construction work
The flames were extinguished at around 8.20 p.m. CEST (2.20 p.m. local time). According to initial investigations, the fire in a shopping center was caused by construction work in part of the building. The rescue work has now been completed. There are no more people trapped inside.
Lax safety regulations
Fires and other fatal accidents frequently occur in China due to lax safety regulations. In January, dozens of people died in a fire in a store in the central Chinese city of Xinyu in Jiangxi province. The fire was caused by an "illegal" fire started by workers in the basement of the store.
A few days earlier, 13 schoolchildren had died in a fire in a dormitory in the central Chinese province of Henan.
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