China's Xi mourns 'heavy losses' in shoe factory blaze
- BEIJING: A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday (Jul 9) resulted in "heavy human losses", President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.
- The fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang city, Fujian province, around noon, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement.
- With people still trapped inside hours after the blaze began, fire and rescue teams dispatched 183 people and 35 vehicles to the scene, the ministry added.
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- BEIJING: A deadly fire at a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday (Jul 9) resulted in "heavy human losses", President Xi Jinping said, as dozens of fire and rescue personnel raced to extinguish the blaze.
- The fire broke out at the Huiteng Shoes factory in Jinjiang city, Fujian province, around noon, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement.
- With people still trapped inside hours after the blaze began, fire and rescue teams dispatched 183 people and 35 vehicles to the scene, the ministry added.
Sources: Al Jazeera, CNA