"Fatal Fire: 15 Dead in Nanjing Apartment Block Blaze"
TL;DR
A fire in an apartment building in Nanjing, China, has resulted in 15 deaths and over 40 injuries, with the blaze starting on the first floor where electric bikes were stored. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts to improve safety standards following a recent spate of deadly fires in the country.
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- China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat fire BBC.com
- Apartment block fire in China’s Nanjing city kills at least 15, officials say The Guardian
- China: 15 dead in Nanjing building fire DW (English)
- At least 15 killed in fire at apartment block in China’s Nanjing Al Jazeera English
- 15 dead, 44 injured in residential building fire in Nanjing, China South China Morning Post
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