18 dead, many hurt in massage parlor blaze

The owner of a foot massage parlor has been detained after a deadly fire at the location in Zhejiang province killed 18 people, local authorities confirmed on Monday.

Eight people were found dead at the scene and 10 others died later in hospital. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, according to local media.

The parlor, named "Zuxintang", was on the first and second floors of a six-story building in Taizhou's Tiantai county.