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Restaurant fire kills 17 in northeastern China

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A restaurant fire killed 17 people on Wednesday in the city of Changchun in northeastern China, authorities said. The fire was reported about 12:40 p.m. in a high-tech section of the Changchun New Area industrial zone, according to a social media post by the zone’s management committee. Three other people were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, the post said. A gas explosion was initially blamed for causing the fire, according to the fire and rescue service. Changchun is an auto manufacturing center and the capital of Jilin province.

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The Epoch Times

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Restaurant Fire Kills 17 in Northeastern China

A restaurant fire killed 17 people in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin Province on Wednesday, state-run CCTV reported. Another three people were injured in the blaze that broke out in a small diner at 12:40 p.m., and all the injured had been taken to hospital, according to the report. The fire and rescue service reported that the cause of the fire was initially considered to be a gas explosion. Changchun is known as China’s “City of Automobi…

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Restaurant fire kills 17 as huge blaze erupts during lunchtime rush in city

A small diner in Changchun, north-east China, burst into flames during a lunchtime rush - with 17 people burning to death and others left injured in hospital

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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