Fire in Hangzhou clinic kills 1, injures 17

One man died and 17 people were injured in a fire in a clinic in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, late on Tuesday, local fire authorities said.

The fire broke out at the Qiantang Medical Clinic in the city's Xihu district and was extinguished by 10 pm, killing a man and seriously injuring others, two of whom are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.