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Disaster in China: 14 People Die in Building Fire in the North of the Country

The death toll from a fire that broke out in Taiyuan City, the capital of northern China's Shanxi Province, has risen to 14. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in Yingze District

Archive photo. 14 people died in a building fire in northern China. Photo: humphery / Shutterstock.com Archive photo. 14 people died in a building fire in northern China. Photo: humphery / Shutterstock.com

Fourteen people were killed in a fire that broke out in a building in the city of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province in the north of the country, local authorities said on Monday, November 9, 2026.

According to the report by the Chinese News Agency Xinhua, the fire broke out on Sunday, November 8, at 4:59 p.m., in a building located in the city's Yingze district.

The death toll has risen to 14, but at this stage no further details have been provided about the circumstances of the fire, the identities of the victims, or the extent of the damage caused to the structure.

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