At least 22 dead by fire in a restaurant in China

At least 22 people were tragically killed in a fire in a restaurant in the city of Liaogiang in northeast China, according to today’s announcement by the CCTV state television. “The fire broke out at 12:25 (local time, 07:25 Greek time) on April 29 at a restaurant in the Sanaljuang district, in the Baita area of ​​Liaogiang, in Liaoning province,” according to CCTV. Based on the temporary report, “the fire caused the deaths of 22 people and the injury of three,” the network added. In a video made by Chinese media, big flames seem to swallow a restaurant and dense, black smoke rising in the sky. President Xi Jinping spoke of a tragedy that caused “heavy losses in human lives”, stressing that it was a “particularly painful lesson”, according to the official news agency Nea China (Xinhua). Si also called for “to quickly clarify the causes of the incident and to lead those responsible for justice”, according to the same source. Such deadly fires are […]
Source: News Beast

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