21:15, 17-Feb-2018
Guangdong Fire: 9 killed, 1 injured in city of Qingyuan
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We shift focus to south China's Guangdong Province, where nine people have been killed and one has been injured, after a fire broke out at a waste processing facility in Qingyuan City.
The blaze started early Saturday morning but has since been put out. A preliminary investigation found that the fire was sparked by a residue of fireworks, triggering an explosion. The one person that was injured had jumped for safety from the second floor of the processing facility. Police have detained several suspects in connection to the fire.