China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat fire - BBC News

Officials suggested the blaze started on the building's first floor, where electric bikes were stored.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Early on Friday, dozens of fire engines were dispatched to the scene of the deadly blazeBy Emily AtkinsonBBC NewsFifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through an apartment building in eastern China, local authorities said.

Footage shared on social medal showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing several floors of a skyscraper in Nanjing city.

Officials suggested the blaze started on the first floor of the building, where electric bikes were being stored.

But the specific cause of the fire remained under investigation.

The building is located in the Yuhuatai district of Nanjing, a city of more than eight million that lies about 162 miles (260km) north-west of Shanghai.

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