8 Killed, 15 Injured In Market Fire In North China's Hebei
(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Xinhua
Shijiazhuang: Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a fire that broke out at a marketplace in Qiaoxi District of Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, on Saturday, local authorities said.
The fire broke out at around 8:40 am at a marketplace that sells vegetables and other essential goods. Firefighters, along with emergency response and medical teams, promptly arrived at the scene for rescue operations. By 10:10am, the fire was extinguished.
Search and rescue work was completed at midday. The injured have received hospital treatments, and their conditions are reported as non-life-threatening.
The cause of the fire is under further investigation.
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