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Hotel fire kills 18 in northeast China city
HARBIN, Aug 25, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A hotel fire that broke out in Harbin,
capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning has left
18 people dead, the provincial fire department confirmed.
The deadly fire occurred early Saturday at a hot spring hotel in Songbei
District of the city, said a source with th provincial fire department.
The rescue work is continuing. Cause of the fire awaits further
investigation.
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