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Ten people were killed and nine injured in a fire in a residential building in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, state media reported Friday.
The blaze broke out in a high-rise building on Thursday night, state news agency Xinhua said, at about 7:50 pm (1150 GMT).
“Ten people died despite emergency treatment,” Xinhua reported.
“The injuries sustained by nine others are not life-threatening,” it added, saying an investigation into the fire had begun.
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Deadly fires are common in China, due to weak safety standards and corruption among officials tasked with enforcing them.
This week, 38 people were killed and two were injured in a fire at a factory in central China’s Anyang city.
Authorities blamed “electric welding in which workers violated safety measures”.
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