KABUL: At least 14 people have been killed and 38 others taken to hospitals after a fire broke out inside a building in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province in northern China.
According to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, the fire broke out at around 5 p.m. on Sunday and rescue and search operations were completed after firefighters brought the blaze under control.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are underway, while the medical condition of the injured is being monitored.
Chinese authorities had previously launched campaigns to strengthen fire safety measures in high-rise buildings following earlier incidents.