At Least Fire k!lls 16 people in China shopping mall
At least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a shopping mall in southwestern China
The blaze started in the 14-storey commercial building in the city of Zigong, in Sichuan province, on Wednesday night and firefighters were working at the site until early on Thursday, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Firefighters and rescue teams pulled 75 people to safety.
The fire started at the bottom of the building, which houses a department store, offices, restaurants and a movie theatre, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
A preliminary investigation found that construction operations triggered the fire, but a more detailed inquiry to determine the specific cause was under way, the authorities said.
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