Five people died today when a fire broke out in a high-rise building complex in the city of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China.
The fire broke out at 13:21 (local time) in an apartment building located in the Weiyang district and strong firefighting forces immediately rushed to the scene.
Firefighters rescued eight people and found five dead. The fire was extinguished at 13:50, about half an hour after it broke out, according to the Chinese city's fire department.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Source: Proto Thema
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