“Apartment building fire in China's Shanxi province kills 14”

Key points

• A blaze broke out in an apartment building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.
• The fire occurred around 5pm on Sunday, November 8.
• By Monday morning, the death toll reached 14 with 38 hospitalized.
• Authorities extinguished the flames and completed search and rescue on Sunday.
• The fire’s cause remains under investigation as China reviews fire safety lapses.