43 Die In Shenzhen Club Fire

By Tham Choy Lin, Bernama,

Beijing : Forty-three people were killed and 88 others injured in a fire at a club in the southern city of Shenzhen, bordering Hong Kong, last night.


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The fire was sparked by fireworks lit during a performance, watched by hundreds of people, on the third floor of the club named “King of Dancers” in Longgang District, Xinhua News Agency said.

Fifty-one of the injured have been hospitalised.

Xinhua said most of the injured were from among the audience and the fire that occurred at about 11 pm had been put out.

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