dcsh 2008-2-15 08:14 PM
Eleven killed in east China blaze
Eleven killed in east China blaze
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[/td][/tr] [/table] [b]Eleven people have been killed and four more injured in a fire at ahotel in eastern China's Zhejiang province, state media has reported. [/b][/size][size=2]The fire broke out early on Friday at the Chengshuai hotel in Yiwu city. [/size]
[size=2]Fire-fighters rescued 23 people from the blaze but 11 later died in hospital. The cause of the fire is now under investigation. [/size]
[size=2]Local officials have gone to the scene of the incident to help out, Xinhua news agency said.[/size]
[size=2]Two months ago, 21 people died at a fire in an entertainment and apartment complex in the same province. [/size]
