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Fire engulfs residential building in Beijing

Updated: 2017-01-05 /By Ma Chi (chinadaily.com.cn)

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Fire engulfs residential building in Beijing

Flames rise from the building in Beijing. [Photo/Legal Evening News]

Nearly 100 people were evacuated on early Thursday after a residential building in Tongzhou district of Beijing caught fire.

Flame engulfed part of the nearly 30-story residential building at about 4 am before it was put out, Legal Evening News reported on Thursday. One person was taken to hospital for treatment.

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Fire engulfs residential building in Beijing

Updated: 2017-01-05 /By Ma Chi (chinadaily.com.cn)

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