A fire that broke out at a shopping center in Zigong, Sichuan province, southern China, has claimed the lives of 16 individuals. The fire broke out in the early evening of Wednesday on Wednesday, and rescuers came out later that night to put an end to the operation, which came to an end around 3:00 am on Thursday ( 1900 GMT Wednesday ).
thicker, black smoke billowed from the 14-story tower in video footage captured by state media Video and shared on social media. Local emergency service responded quickly after the fire broke out in a shopping center at the base of the tower. Around 6:10 pm, Zigong’s crisis services department learned about the fire and immediately dispatched firefighters to the scene.
After footage provided by a helicopter controller to AFP showed firetrucks and other first responders spraying down the burned-out building as they blocked off the road at night.
Around 30 people were rescued from the difficult, and the fire was reported to be under control by around 8: 20 p Wednesday, according to CCTV. However, by the time save businesses finished early on Thursday, 16 people had lost their lives and were still trapped indoors, as confirmed by the neighborhood’s fire and rescue organizations, according to Xinhua.
Pictures of the event, which were shared on social media, drew substantial public attention. These images show the gatherings that took place in front of the burning building, giving a terrifying visible account of the event. But, AFP was unable to quickly verify the authenticity of these pictures.
The emergency department has urged people to” never think or spread the rumors” about the hearth.
Zigong is located approximately 1, 900 kilometers ( 1, 200 miles ) from the Chinese capital, Beijing, and has a population approaching 2.5 million people.
Flames are not uncommon in China, usually due to weak safety standards and weak enforcement. In January earlier this year, an illegal flames in a company’s room in Xinyu resulted in numerous mortality. The same quarter, a home building fire claimed at least 15 life, while another fire at a college dormitory killed 13 sleeping babies.
31 people died in an explosion at a cooking restaurant in the north of the nation in June last year, prompting official pledges to a global campaign to promote workplace safety.
A fireplace in a Beijing clinic in April 2023 claimed 29 existence and made desperate patients jump from windows to leave.
