Beijing:
Ten people were killed and nine others injured in a fire at a residential building in Urumqi, capital of China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said on November 25.
The fire broke out at 7.49 p.m. on November 24 night at the building in a community of Tianshan district, as per the reports.
The blaze was doused was put out at around 10.35 p.m.
Ten people died despite emergency treatment and the injuries sustained by the nine others are not life-threatening, the authorities added.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway. (IANS)