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Shanghai approves arrest of 13 suspects in high-rise fire

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-26 22:37
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SHANGHAI - A Shanghai procuratorate has approved the arrest of 13 people in connection with a fatal Shanghai high-rise fire that killed 58 people on November15, a spokesman with the second branch of Shanghai People's Procuratorate confirmed Friday.

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The blaze erupted in the afternoon of November15 after welding sparks set nylon netting and scaffolding alight.

Officials have blamed the tragedy on unlicensed welders, illegal sub-contracting and poor management.

Police previously detained 12 people in connection with the fire.