Five people died on Sunday in a fire at an apartment building in the Yingze district of Taiyuan, Shanxi province, local authorities reported on Sunday night.
The blaze broke out in the Liuxiang subdistrict at around 5 pm and was extinguished by 7 pm, with search and rescue operations concluded at 8:30 pm.
Thirty-eight people were treated in hospital, including the five who could not be saved.
Post-incident arrangements have been triggered, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
