13 arrested over fire in nightclub

SHENZHEN: Police arrested 13 suspects in connection with the nightclub fire that killed 44 people in this southern city.

Since the Sept 22 midnight fire, police have detained 23 people, including the two investors of Wu Wang Club, in Shenzhen and surrounding cities and provinces. The other 10 are still in custody and are under investigation, said the Shenzhen public security bureau.

Wang Shuaiwen, 30, a staff member of the nightclub who set off the fireworks that night, has been charged with causing the fire.