Fatal fires are quite common in China, due to low safety standards and corruption among officials responsible for enforcing them.
Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire at a residential building in northwest China’s Xinjiang province, the official news agency reported on Friday. new china. The fire started around 7:50 p.m. Thursday night, according to the agency.
“Ten people have died, despite emergency care,” the outlet said.
Nine people injured
“The injuries of nine other people are not life-threatening,” he added, adding that an investigation was opened into the origin of the fire.
Another fire broke out this week: 38 people were killed and two others injured in a fire at a factory in Anyang, in the center of the country, with authorities accusing employees of mismanagement.
Source: BFM TV
