Ceramics factory fire kills 15
Source: Xinhua |
August 24, 2011, Wednesday
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A FIRE at a ceramics factory killed 15 people in south China's Guangdong Province yesterday morning, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at 6:18am, engulfing a building of the Shengfeng Ceramics Co in Sanshui District of Foshan City, Sun Jiangmin of the provincial fire department said.
Among the casualties, 12 were killed on the spot while one died later in hospital. Another two died after jumping from the four-story building, Sun revealed, adding that the building has both dormitories and offices inside.
According to Sun, the fire started on the second floor and quickly spread to other floors but it was unclear how it started.
Sun blamed the large number of casualties on the building's poor fire alarm system and flammable interior decoration materials.
More than 100 firefighters and 24 fire trucks were mobilized to extinguish the blaze which was put out about two hours later.
The reinforced concrete building was put into use in 2003, with each floor covering 1,100 square meters. The fire burnt an area of 3,250 square meters.
The factory's legal representative, 46-year-old Huo Jinhong, was taken into custody.
The fire broke out at 6:18am, engulfing a building of the Shengfeng Ceramics Co in Sanshui District of Foshan City, Sun Jiangmin of the provincial fire department said.
Among the casualties, 12 were killed on the spot while one died later in hospital. Another two died after jumping from the four-story building, Sun revealed, adding that the building has both dormitories and offices inside.
According to Sun, the fire started on the second floor and quickly spread to other floors but it was unclear how it started.
Sun blamed the large number of casualties on the building's poor fire alarm system and flammable interior decoration materials.
More than 100 firefighters and 24 fire trucks were mobilized to extinguish the blaze which was put out about two hours later.
The reinforced concrete building was put into use in 2003, with each floor covering 1,100 square meters. The fire burnt an area of 3,250 square meters.
The factory's legal representative, 46-year-old Huo Jinhong, was taken into custody.
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