At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fire at an apartment block in eastern China’s Nanjing, local authorities have said.
The blaze in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing appears to have started on Friday on the residential building’s first floor, where electric bikes were stored, officials said at a press conference, citing the results of a preliminary investigation.
The fire was put out by about 6am and a search and rescue operation was wrapped up at about 2pm on Friday, authorities said.
Forty-four people were sent to hospital for treatment, according to authorities, with one person in a “critical condition”.
Twenty-five fire trucks were deployed to fight the blaze, emergency services said.
Footage shared on Chinese social media sites showed a skyscraper on fire at night, with black smoke emitting from the structure.
The blaze in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing appears to have started on Friday on the residential building’s first floor, where electric bikes were stored, officials said at a press conference, citing the results of a preliminary investigation.
The fire was put out by about 6am and a search and rescue operation was wrapped up at about 2pm on Friday, authorities said.
Forty-four people were sent to hospital for treatment, according to authorities, with one person in a “critical condition”.
Twenty-five fire trucks were deployed to fight the blaze, emergency services said.
Footage shared on Chinese social media sites showed a skyscraper on fire at night, with black smoke emitting from the structure.
