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1st LD-Writethru: Building fire kills 6 in Tianjin

Xinhua,December 01, 2017 Adjust font size:

TIANJIN, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed in a fire in a building in northern China's Tianjin early Friday, local authorities said.

The fire broke out on the 38th floor of an apartment building in the city's Hexi District, according to the local fire department. Firefighters received a report at 4 a.m, reaching the scene about 10 minutes later.

The fire was extinguished at 6:40 a.m. Firefighters said an area of about 300 square meters was burned.

Interior decoration materials were believed to have caused the fire.

Eleven people were hospitalized, six of whom died despite treatment.

Further investigation is underway. Enditem