A fire in a dormitory for railroad workers in northern China killed 10 people.
The blaze began late Monday night in Hohhot,?Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and was brought under control within 30 minutes, fire department officials said, according to?Xinhua News Agency.
Fourteen other workers in the dorm were hospitalized for burns, with six severely injured, it said. The workers were part of a crew building a railway tunnel.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Xinhua said.
 |
|
A worker stands in front of the dormitory destroyed by fire in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, May 4, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
