14 killed, dozens injured in building fire in China

At least 14 people have died and dozens were injured after a fire tore through a residential building in Taiyuan, the capital of northern China’s Shanxi province, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.

The blaze broke out at approximately 5:00 pm local time (09:00 GMT) on Sunday, prompting emergency responders and rescue teams to deploy to the scene to extinguish the flames and evacuate residents.

According to Xinhua, emergency services transported 38 people to local hospitals for medical treatment. Five of the hospitalized individuals later succumbed to their injuries, pushing the total death toll to 14 by Monday morning.

State media confirmed that firefighters extinguished the blaze on Sunday evening, marking the conclusion of search and rescue operations on site.

The cause of the fire remains under official investigation.