Second deadly fire in a week kills at least 10 people and injures nine in a residential building in northwest China
The blaze broke out in a high-rise building in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, which authorities blamed on"electric welding in which workers violated safety measures".At least 10 people have been killed and nine injured when a fire broke out in a residential building in northwest China, state-run CCTV reported saying an electric socket extension was the cause.
It started on the 15th floor of a high-rise building then spread to higher floors, CCTV said. It took around three hours to extinguish.
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