Fire in northern China high-rise building kills 14, injures dozens more

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A fire in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, northern China, killed 14 people and sent dozens more to hospital. Authorities said the fire was extinguished within about two hours, and rescue efforts ended that evening.

Fourteen people have been killed and dozens more hospitalised after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in northern China. The fire broke out at around 5pm on Sunday in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province, according to the local Yingze district government. The fire was put out by around 7pm and rescue efforts ended at around 8.30pm, the authorities’ statement said. That night, 38 people were sent to hospital, including five people who had died. By Monday morning, the death toll had...