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College fire put out in Beijing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-16 18:19 BEIJING - Fire-fighters had extinguished a fire in the China Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing by noon Monday.
Thick smoke and flames in a two-story, sheet-metal dormitory building that accommodated security guards, students and some staff were reported to the police at 10:10 a.m.
One man was taken to hospital after suffering smoke inhalation, but his condition was unknown, said an official with the fire-fighters. Police are investigating into cause of the fire. Their findings are expected to come out in about three days. Fire-fighting authorities in Beijing have warned students against using high-voltage stoves and electric appliances. The college was in the eastern Chaoyang district, where the new China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters is located. A new and unoccupied hotel building in the complex was destroyed by fire on February 9, China's traditional Lantern Festival, and one fire-fighter died trying to extinguish the blaze. |