11 dead in factory fire in eastern Zhejiang

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Eleven people were dead after a fire broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday afternoon.
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Eleven people were dead after a fire broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday afternoon.

The casualties were trapped on the third floor of the building in an industrial area of Wuyi County after the fire raged at around 2:04pm, local authorities said on Tuesday. The death toll was confirmed at about 4am on Tuesday after two rounds and search and rescue.

Investigations into the causes of the accident are underway.


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