Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years
Authorities said 28 people were killed and 213 were evacuated or rescued as firefighters continued to search for trapped workers.
- A devastating fire tore through the Huiteng footwear factory in the southeastern Chinese city of Jinjiang on Thursday, leaving at least 28 people dead in one of the country's deadliest industrial blazes in recent years.
- Preliminary findings indicate that the fire broke out around noon on the ground floor of the multi-story building, where highly flammable raw manufacturing materials and adhesives caused the flames to spread rapidly and emit a thick, pungent smoke.
- Emergency services deployed 183 responders and 35 vehicles to the scene, successfully evacuating over 200 people, though dramatic footage captured the chaotic moments where several terrified workers were left trapped on the building's rooftop.
- Following the tragedy, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered an all-out search and rescue effort, while state authorities quickly froze the company's financial accounts and took the factory owner into custody to face strict accountability investigations.
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People are still trapped inside several hours after the start of the disaster. Nearly 200 firefighters and rescue workers are mobilized.
In China, at least 28 people were killed in a fire in a shoe factory.
A fire broke out at a footwear factory in eastern China's Fujian province, killing at least 28 people, according to initial reports. Local fire crews extinguished the blaze, but several people were trapped in the burning building for hours after the fire broke out. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China’s deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday demanded “an all-out search and res...
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