Eyewitness video shows people trying to escape deadly fire at shoe factory in Quanzhou
Video shared on social media on Thursday (July 9) showed people trapped on a rooftop as flames ripped through a shoe factory in the Chinese city of Quanzhou. At least 28 people were killed in a fire at the shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, after flames engulfed the multi-story building. The fire broke out at around noon local time (0400 GMT) in the city of Jinjiang in Fujian province at footwear manufacturer Huiteng. A total of 239 people were at the factory when the fire broke out, Xinhua said. It said 213 were evacuated, two of whom died after being taken to hospital for treatment. Another 26 people previously reported missing at the scene were confirmed dead.
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