Deadly High-Rise Blaze in Taiyuan Claims 14 Lives

• 25 individuals are currently hospitalized, with 9 suffering from serious injuries
• The fire started at 4:59 p.m. local time on Sunday and was extinguished approximately two hours later

BEIJING: A fire on Sunday at a high-rise building in Taiyuan, in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, killed at least 14 people, the state‑run Xinhua news agency said on Monday. A total of 25 people remain in the hospital, 9 of them with serious injuries, state media said, citing authorities on Monday afternoon. The fire broke out in the building in downtown Taiyuan at 4:59 p.m. local time (0859 GMT) on Sunday, state media said. Flames were put out roughly two hours later and authorities on Sunday said rescue operations concluded by 8:30 p.m. with 38 people transported to the hospital. Five were confirmed dead by late Sunday night. The cause of the fire is under investigation, state media said.

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