{"id":94069,"date":"2025-12-10T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/fire-kills-twelve-in-south-china-residential-building"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:06:37","slug":"fire-kills-twelve-in-south-china-residential-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/fire-kills-twelve-in-south-china-residential-building","title":{"rendered":"Fire Kills Twelve in South China Residential Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>BEIJING &#8211; A fire that broke out in a residential building in southern China killed 12 people, state media reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze at the four-storey building in Shantou, Guangdong province, erupted around 9:20 pm on Tuesday, and was extinguished just after 10:00 pm, the local fire department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after a huge blaze last month engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong, neighbouring Guangdong, killing 160 people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The building on fire was a four-storey self-built reinforced concrete structure,&#8221; the Chaonan District Fire and Rescue Team said, adding that the blaze had affected an area of 150 square metres (1,600 square feet).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Investigations into the cause of the fire and aftermath handling work are being conducted in an orderly manner,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports on Wednesday morning had said eight were killed, with four injured taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>State media outlet Xinhua later said a total of 12 people had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths come after China launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings following the Hong Kong blaze last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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