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Fire left 10 dead, 8 injured in E. China city
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Updated: 2006-04-28 21:51

Debris of a factory's dormoitory in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang province following a fire is shown. Ten were killed and eight others injured in the fire. Three workers were killed at the spot, while seven died later after medical treatments failed. The eight injured were sent to a local hospital for immediate medical treatment. Preliminary investigation shows the fire was a case of arson and the suspected arsonist Wang Yefu, also a worker with the factory has been detained, said the local police. The fire has been put out and the motive of Wang's intentional offence remains unknown. Picture taken on April 28, 2006.[Newsphoto]


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