14 Killed as High-Rise Fire Sweeps Through Northern China Apartment
Fourteen people died after a fire swept through a high-rise apartment building in northern China on Sunday, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. Local residents and emergency responders confronted the fast-moving blaze in downtown Taiyuan, Shanxi province, as firefighters scrambled to contain the disaster.
Emergency crews brought the fire under control roughly two hours after it erupted at 4:59pm local time, formally concluding rescue operations by 8:30pm. State media confirmed that 38 individuals were transported to local hospitals for treatment following the incident. Five fatalities were initially confirmed by late Sunday night, with the total death toll rising to 14 by Monday morning.
Investigators have launched a formal probe to determine the exact cause of the high-rise blaze.
