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Beijing house fire kills 5

Xinhua,December 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and eight others injured after a residential house caught fire in Chaoyang District, Beijing, on Wednesday morning.

The fire broke out at 1:18 a.m. in a village house in Shibalidian Township, according to the fire department. The injured were brought to hospital.

The fire was triggered by flames from an electric bicycle, said the fire department. Enditem