China: 39 killed in building fire in Jiangxi Province
Nanchang: The death toll from a building fire in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province on Wednesday afternoon has risen to 39, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at approximately 3 p.m. from a street shop in the Yushui District of Xinyu, said the local fire response emergency headquarters.
Nine were injured, and some others are still trapped on the site, the report said.
(With UNI/Xinhua inputs)
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