Published January 04,2025
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A fireplace at a vegetable market in north China killed eight individuals and injured 15 on Saturday, native authorities reported.
“The injured have been sent to hospital for treatment and are currently not in life-threatening danger,” the Qiaoxi District People’s Government mentioned after the blaze in Zhangjiakou metropolis, northwest of Beijing.
The hearth on the Liguang market broke out at round 8:40 am (0040 GMT) and was extinguished after 10 am, the district authorities mentioned.
The reason behind the blaze is beneath investigation.
Deadly fires are comparatively frequent in China as a result of lax constructing codes and an typically slipshod strategy to office security.
A blaze within the main metropolis of Chengdu in October left 24 individuals hospitalised with respiration difficulties, state media reported.
In July, a fireplace at a buying centre within the southwestern metropolis of Zigong killed 16 individuals.
Source: www.anews.com.tr