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Six people killed in Yiwu plant fire
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-05-22 11:13

Six people died and 13 others were injured in a fire at a jewelry factory in Zhejiang province early yesterday morning.

Five people died after the blaze broke out at 2:28 pm in Yiwu. One of the badly burned victims later died in hospital, where two survivors remain fighting for their lives.

The remaining 11 were discharged from hospital.