Taiyuan apartment fire

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A fire in a 40-storey residential tower in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, killed 14 people, Xinhua reported on Monday. The blaze began on Sunday night, 8 November, and was put out after about two hours, according to Chinese authorities.

Taiyuan is the capital of Shanxi province in northern China. The topic covers a fire in a high-rise residential building in the city centre, which Chinese state media say killed 14 people. The cause and responsibility have not yet been established in the available reporting.