Shop fire leaves 8 dead in Southwest China
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Updated: 2025-04-14 17:05
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KUNMING -- Eight people have been confirmed dead after a fire broke out at a shop in Southwest China's Yunnan province early Saturday, local authorities said Monday.
The fire started in a shop in Chenggong district in the provincial capital Kunming at around 2 am Saturday. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control at 2:50 am.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.
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