Fourteen people died and dozens more were hospitalised after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in northern China on Sunday.
The fire erupted at around 5pm in the Haosheng International Apartment building in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province, according to the Yingze district government. It was put out by around 7pm and rescue efforts ended at around 8.30pm, the authorities said.
That night, 38 people were sent to hospital, among whom five died. By Monday morning, the death toll had risen to 14, state news agency Xinhua reported.
“All-out efforts are being made to treat the injured, follow-up work is under way and the cause of the fire remains under investigation,” the district government said.
According to real estate platform Lianjia, the building was a mixed-use residential and commercial block.