Textile factory fire kills 8 in southern China's Foshan
A fire at a textile factory in Foshan, southern China, on Sunday killed eight people and injured one, state media reported on Monday. The fire, which started at 3:12 p.m. local time in a two-story building within an industrial park, was extinguished in about an hour. The building was used for denim fabric washing. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
(Adds details from state media report and social media video starting in paragraph 2) BEIJING, Sept 21 (Reuters) — A fire that broke out at a textile factory in the Chinese city of Foshan in southern Guangdong province on Sunday killed eight people and injured one, state media said on Monday. m. (0712 GMT) in a two-story building inside an industrial park and was extinguished in about an hour, state television reported. The damaged building is used for production activities including denim fabric washing and the fire did not spread to other areas.
A social media video verified showed thick plumes of smoke rising from the building; a slightly taller building nearby seemed unaffected. Search-and-rescue operations have concluded and the cause of fire is under investigation, the state television report said. com)