Restaurant caught fire, killing 17 and injuring 3
By Liu Mingtai in Changchun and Zhang Yu |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2022-09-28 17:05
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The Ministry of Emergency Management has sent a work team to Changchun, in Jilin province, for guiding the handling of a fire that happened at a local restaurant which killed 17 and injured three, at noon, on Wednesday.
The injured have been sent to a local hospital for treatment, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at Hongyu Xiaoyoubing Baixing Restaurant on Yiju Road in the city's high-tech development zone around 12:40 am, according to the city's official account on Weibo - Changchun Release.
The fire had been put out by 3 pm.
The restaurant's runner was controlled. Further investigation on the fire's cause is underway.
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