11 dead in North China karaoke fire
Xinhua, December 15, 2014 Adjust font size:
Eleven people have been killed after a karaoke fire in north China's Henan Province, said local authorities.
![A fire breaks out in a KTV bar in the early hours of Oct. 15 in Xinxiang, central China’s Henan Province, killing 11 and injuring 24. [Photo/Weibo]](http://images.chinagate.cn/attachement/jpg/site1021/20141215/c03fd54abac015f8dcae3f.jpg "A fire breaks out in a KTV bar in the early hours of Oct. 15 in Xinxiang, central China’s Henan Province, killing 11 and injuring 24. [Photo/Weibo]") |
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A fire breaks out in a KTV bar in the early hours of Oct. 15 in Xinxiang, central China’s Henan Province, killing 11 and injuring 24. [Photo/Weibo] |
A total of 35 people have been rushed to the hospital after the fire broke out at about 0:20 a.m. Monday in the Huangguan karaoke bar in Changyuan County, according to a statement from the website of the county government.
The blaze has been extinguished 45 minutes later. The cause of the accident is under investigation, said the statement.
