3 dead, 20 injured in NW China building fire
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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 Sunday.
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 on Saturday. 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 4:30 a. m. Saturday, injuring 20 people aged from 7 to 51.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in a commercial building in Yan'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Dec 22, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Three of the 20 injured people were staff members of a hotel located on the upper floors of the building while the rest were all guests, said Liu Guangzhong, deputy head of the hospital.
Twelve of the injured suffered from burns and the other eight had minor carbon monoxide poisoning, Liu said.
More than 460 firemen and police brought the fire under control as of Saturday afternoon and about 1,700 residents living next to the building have been evacuated so far.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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A fire broke out in a commercial building in Yan'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province Saturday morning. [Photo/CFP] |
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