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Death toll from China's building fire rises to 3
Source: Xinhua |
December 23, 2012, Sunday
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THE death toll from a commercial building fire in northwest China has risen to three after a security guard's body was found, a local fire-fighting officer said today.
The security guard went missing when he helped evacuate people in the the 14-story World Trade Building in downtown Yan'an in Shaanxi Province yesterday. The identities of two others were yet to be identified, said Jia Xueqi, an officer of Yan'an fire department.
The fire broke out at about 4:30am yesterday, injuring 20 people aged from 7 to 51.
Jia said that authorities will collect more evidence today to determine the cause of the accident.
The security guard went missing when he helped evacuate people in the the 14-story World Trade Building in downtown Yan'an in Shaanxi Province yesterday. The identities of two others were yet to be identified, said Jia Xueqi, an officer of Yan'an fire department.
The fire broke out at about 4:30am yesterday, injuring 20 people aged from 7 to 51.
Jia said that authorities will collect more evidence today to determine the cause of the accident.
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