China Dept Store Fire Claims Over 51 Deaths

World | February 15, 2004, Sunday // 00:00

A fire at a department store in northeastern China erupted on Sunday, killing 51 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. An additional 71 people suffered injuries. The blaze was sparked on the second floor of the five-storey shopping and entertainment complex, the agency said. Some 260 firefighters took four hours to extinguish the blaze, Xinhua said. Several firefighters were hospitalized with injuries sustained while fighting the blaze, Fang said.

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