A devastating fire at a residential building in northern China has killed at least 14 people, Chinese state media reported on Monday, 9 November.
Xinhua reported that the fire broke out in a building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, and that 14 people had died. An earlier report said a total of 38 people had been taken to hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Fires occur frequently in China, with lax enforcement of building standards and insufficient attention to, or neglect of, workplace and building safety among the main causes. By Rithy.
