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China factory fire leaves 38 dead
Factory caught fire on Monday afternoon in central Henan province
Riyaz ul Khaliq |
22.11.2022 - Update : 22.11.2022
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ISTANBUL
At least 38 people were killed when a factory caught fire in central China’s Henan province, local media reported on Tuesday.
Two others were reported injured.
According to Chinese public broadcaster CGTN, a factory in the Anyang city caught fire on Monday afternoon.
"The fire was brought under control at 8 p.m. on Monday (1200GMT) and completely extinguished around midnight," the report said.
A massive rescue and relief operation was launched by local authorities involving 63 vehicles and 240 firefighters.
Police opened a probe into the incident.
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