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September 21, 2008

43 Dead in Chinese Nightclub Fire
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Blaze triggered by fireworks set off during a performance in a club in
the southern city of Shenzhen 
Chinese authorities say a fire at a nightclub in southern China has
killed 43 people and injured at least 88 others. The official Xinhua
news agency says the blaze erupted in a club in the southern city of
Shenzhen in Chinaprovince late Saturday. Xinhua said the fire was
triggered by fireworks ignited during a performance. The report said
that as of Sunday morning, 59 of the injured had been hospitalized and
six others were under medial observation. The agency said police had
detained 12 people in connection with the blaze. Xinhua said an
investigation team of officials from the country's work safety watchdog,
the Ministry of public Security, and the provincial and local
governments, has been set up.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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