Nov 9, 2026, 10:12 AM

North China building fire kills at least 14 people

North China building fire kills at least 14 people

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – A fire on Sunday at a high-rise building in Taiyuan, in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi, killed at least 14 people, officials ⁠said on Monday.

A total of ​25 people remain in the ​hospital, 9 of them with serious injuries, state media said, citing authorities on Monday ​afternoon, Xinhua news agency reported. 

The fire broke out in ​the building in downtown Taiyuan at 4:59 ‌p.m. ⁠local time (0859 GMT) on Sunday, state media said.

North China building fire kills at least 14 people

Flames were put out roughly two hours later and ​authorities on ​Sunday said ⁠rescue operations concluded by 8:30 p.m. with 38 ​people transported to the hospital. ​Five ⁠were confirmed dead by late Sunday night.

The cause of the fire ⁠is ​under investigation, state ​media said.

MNA

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