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Death toll rises to 11 in Hubei hotel fire

ELEVEN people have been confirmed dead and 50 others injured in a hotel fire that occurred today in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said.

The fire broke out at 6:38am in a hotel in the Fancheng District of the city of Xiangyang, the district government said.

The fire was extinguished at 8:50am, according to local firefighters.

The injured have been sent to local hospitals to receive treatment. Some are in serious condition.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, local police said.



 

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