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7 killed, 3 injured in E China building fire
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-12 11:18
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WENZHOU - Seven people were killed and another three injured after a residential building caught fire late Monday in East China's Zhejiang province, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The fire broke out at 11:25 pm Monday on the third floor of a 7-storey residential building in Longgang township, Cangnan county of Wenzhou city, a spokesman with the city fire department said.
Fire fighters rescued four people trapped in it and extinguished the fire around 1:15 am Tuesday. Six people died at the scene and one died later in hospital, according to the spokesman.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are underway.