Officials removed from posts over fatal gym fire in central China
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Updated: 2021-06-26 13:07
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ZHENGZHOU -- Four officials have been removed from their posts and another three suspects detained after a gym fire killed 18 people in Central China's Henan province, local authorities said Saturday.
The fire accident took place on Friday morning in a martial arts gym in the province's Zhecheng county, leaving 18 people dead and 16 others injured.
An investigation on the cause of the fire is underway.
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