17 dead in China restaurant fire
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A fire at a restaurant in northeastern China killed 17 people and injured another three, local officials said.
The fire out at 12:40 pm local time in a restaurant in the city of Changchun, the local government said in a statement released on the Weibo social media platform.
Firefighters rushed to the scene and completed search and rescue work by 3 pm, the statement said.
“The injured have been transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment,” it added.
An İnvestigation has been launched into the incident, authorities said. (ILKHA)
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