20 jailed for CCTV tower fire

Sentences range from three to seven years for carelessness with fireworks

BEIJING - Twenty people responsible for a deadly fire that gutted a brand new building of State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) last February were sentenced to jail terms ranging from three to seven years on Monday.

Xu Wei, former director of the broadcaster's construction office, was sentenced to seven years in prison, while the remaining 19 offenders received three to six years behind bars.