Nineteen people were killed after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a building of a coal mine company in north China's Shanxi Province.Shanxi branch of the National Mine Safety Administration said that the death toll reached to 19 as a result of the fire that broke out today, according to China's News Agency (Xinhua).The fire ripped through the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. Rescue efforts are underway, according to local authorities.The building belongs to the private Yongju coal mine company, which has a production capacity of 120 tonnes a year.
November 16, 2023 | 10:17 AM