A fire in a high-rise building in Taiyuan, the capital of northern China's Shanxi province, has killed 14 people, local authorities said Monday, Nov. 9.
The fire broke out at about 5 p.m. Sunday in the Haosheng International Apartment building in the city's Yingze district, Xinhua reported. The building held flats, a hotel and children's education centers. The fire was put out by about 7 p.m., and rescue work ended around 8:30 p.m., the South China Morning Post reported, citing the district government.
Thirty-eight people were taken to hospital that night, and five of them died. By Monday morning the death toll had risen to 14. The district government said the cause of the fire is under investigation. Related: Egypt train collision kills seven.