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The aftermath after a building fire broke out in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 23, 2024. /CFP
Fifteen people were killed after a building fire broke out Friday morning in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal government said on Saturday morning.
At around 4:39 a.m. on Friday, the local fire department received an alarm about the fire in a residential building in the Yuhuatai District.
Rescuers put out the flames at around 6 a.m., and the search and rescue operation at the scene ended at around 2 p.m.
Forty-four injured people are receiving hospital treatment.
A preliminary investigation found that the fire erupted on the building's first floor, where electrical bicycles were placed.
Further investigation is underway.