The building in downtown Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, contained flats, a hotel and children’s education centres.

Fourteen people have been killed and dozens more hospitalised after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in northern China. The fire broke out at around 5pm on Sunday in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province, according to the local Yingze district government. The fire was put out by around 7pm and rescue efforts ended at around 8.30pm, the authorities’ statement said. That night, 38 people were sent to hospital, including five people who had died. By Monday morning, the death toll had…

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