Factory owners in custody over deadly fire in Zhejiang, killing 16

Source: Xinhua | January 15, 2014, Wednesday |

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The owners of a shoe factory in east China's Zhejiang Province have been taken into police custody over a deadly factory fire, which killed 16 people and injured five others, police said today.

Lin Jianfeng is the legal representative and Lin Zhenjian is the shareholder of Taizhou Dadong Shoes Co Ltd.

The fire broke out at 2:52pm yesterday at the shoe factory in the northern part of Wenling City and burned an area of more than 800 square meters, local authorities said.

The fire was put out at 5:40pm and more than 20 people had been rescued as of 7pm.

Verification of the victims' identities is under way, according to the publicity department.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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Factory owners in custody over deadly fire in Zhejiang, killing 16

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