14 Killed in Fire at High-Rise Building in China

At least 14 people have been killed in a fire at a multi-storey building in Taiyuan, the capital of northern China’s Shanxi Province.

The fire broke out at 4:59 p.m. local time on Sunday. Reuters, citing China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, reported that firefighters brought the blaze under control within about two hours.

Authorities said the rescue operation was completed at around 8:30 p.m. A total of 38 people were rescued and taken to hospital. Five of them later died from their injuries.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.