Accidents, extreme weather and disasters in China

Huge fire in shopping centre kills over a dozen people in China’s Sichuan province

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At least 16 people were killed in a fire at a shopping centre in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on July 17, 2024. The blaze broke out inside a 14-storey building in a hi-tech zone in Zigong city, according to Chinese state media. Initial investigations showed construction work may have sparked the fire, but further investigations were still under way.
 

July 18, 2024