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5 die in factory fire in China's east

Ersin Çelik

13:55, 14/12/2016, Wednesday

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5 die in factory fire in China's east

4 others injured in fire at electronic company in Haiyang city in Shandong Province

Five people have died in a factory fire in China's east and four others were injured, local media reported Wednesday.

State News Agency Xinhua reported that the fire broke out around 7.50 p.m. Tuesday (1150GMT) at an electronic company in Haiyang city in Shandong Province.

It quoted the city's publicity department as saying that it was extinguished as of 11.33 p.m.

The injured have been hospitalized in a stable condition and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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