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Fire kills nine in residential building in Fujian

2006-04-08 03:24:40 Xinhua English

FUZHOU, April 8(Xinhua)-- A residential building caught fire early Saturday morning, leaving nine people killed and at least four injured in Longhai City of east China's Fujian Province.

The dead included six grown-ups and three children. The injured were sent to hospital for medical treatment.

The building was a four-storey reinforced concrete one and was rented to migrant workers working nearby. Witnesses said about 100 people were living inside.

The accident occurred at about 3:00 a.m. at Lubian Village in Yancuo Town. Firemen rushed to the site in ten minutes and put out the fire in about an hour.

Further investigation is under way. Enditem

Editor:

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