8 people, including 2 firefighters, killed in Shanghai factory fire
08:51 UTC+8, 2021-04-23
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The fire began at 1:30pm at a plant in Jinshan District that mainly manufactures electronic-product accessories.
08:51 UTC+8, 2021-04-23
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Firefighters battle the fire outside the factory on April 23, 2021.
Eight people, including two firefighters, died in a fire that broke out at a factory in suburban Shanghai on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said on Friday.
The fire began at 1:30pm at the plant of Sheng-Rui Electronic Technology (Shanghai) Ltd in Jinshan District that mainly manufactures electronic-product accessories.
The information office of the district government said the blaze was put out at 6:20am today.
The bodies of the eight people have been found. Among them, the two firefighters died while looking for the stranded people, district government said.
Further investigation is underway.
Source: SHINE
Editor: Wang Qingchu
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