Seven killed in China building blaze
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Changsha (China), Dec 23 (IANS) Seven people, including four women, were killed Tuesday when a fire broke out at a five-storey commercial building in central China, an official said.
The incident took place in Chaling County of Hunan Province, 200 km east of the provincial capital of Changsha.
The fire charred the first and second floors of the building, Xinhua reported.
Six people were injured in the fire.
The blaze was brought under control after two hours, a spokesman of the Chaling County administration said.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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