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Fire rages through NW China office building, one missing
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December 22, 2012, Saturday
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FIRE raged through an office building in northwest China for a number of hours today, leaving at least one security guard trapped and 16 others hospitalized.
The government of Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, reported that the fire broke out in the 16-storey World Trade Building in the city's downtown at about 4:30 am.
About 50 people staying at a hotel on the upper floors of the building were evacuated. One of the security guards who helped in the evacuation is missing, local officials said.
Sixteen people were taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of smoke, but no one was in a life-threatening danger, officials said.
More than 460 firemen and police brought the incident under control after noon, officials added.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
The government of Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, reported that the fire broke out in the 16-storey World Trade Building in the city's downtown at about 4:30 am.
About 50 people staying at a hotel on the upper floors of the building were evacuated. One of the security guards who helped in the evacuation is missing, local officials said.
Sixteen people were taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of smoke, but no one was in a life-threatening danger, officials said.
More than 460 firemen and police brought the incident under control after noon, officials added.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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