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Fire at shopping centre in China kills 16

PUBLISHED : 18 Jul 2024 at 15:31

People are seen stuck at a shopping centre during a deadly fire, in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, China, on Thursday in this screengrab taken from a social media video. 
People are seen stuck at a shopping centre during a deadly fire, in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, China, on Thursday in this screengrab taken from a social media video. 

BEIJING – Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China‘s southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday.

The fire broke out in a 14-storey building in a high-tech zone of the city of Zigong, shrouding the vicinity with thick smoke, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Overnight rescue work ended at 3am (1900 GMT on Wednesday), state broadcaster CCTV said.

Preliminary investigation showed the fire was due to construction operations. Further investigation was underway to identify the specific cause of the fire.

Smoke billows into the sky as fire engulfs a shopping centre, in the city of Zigong, Sichuan, China, on Thursday.

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