Beijing: 11 people have died and 51 have been injured in a massive fire accident at a building in northern China’s Shanxi province on Thursday. The fire broke out at a four-floor building of Yongju coal company in Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province.
‘Eleven people have been confirmed dead and the specific number of casualties is still being counted. A total of 63 people have been evacuated so far, 51 of whom were sent to the Luliang First People’s Hospital for treatment. Rescue work is still in progress and the cause of the fire is under investigation’ said local authoritieis.
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Industrial accidents are common in China due to lax safety standards and poor enforcement. In July, 11 people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in the country’s northeast. The month before, an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China left 31 dead. In April, a hospital fire in Beijing killed 29 people.
And one of the worst such accidents took place in 2015 in Tianjin, where a gigantic explosion at a chemical warehouse killed at least 165 people.
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