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9 die in east China apartment block blaze
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-06 11:01
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HANGZHOU: Nine people died and two were injured when an apartment building caught fire in east China's Zhejiang Province early Wednesday.
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The two injured were taken to hospital where their conditions were stable, he said.
"The fire started at 12:50 am, and was out at 2 am," Wu said.
Ten fire trucks and more than 50 fire-fighters attended the blaze, said Wu.
Apartments in the four-storey building were for rent and were mainly inhabited by migrant workers.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire.
