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Furniture factory fire leaves 3 dead, 3 injured in Chongqing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-31 21:44 CHONGQING: A fire at a furniture factory in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality left three workers dead and three others injured Saturday, local authorities said.
More than 50 firemen and seven fire engines were dispatched to quench the blaze, which was put out an hour and a half later, the spokesman said. Some residents living nearby were temporarily evacuated, he said. The workshop, with a floor space of about 300 square meters, were destroyed in the fire, he said. The injured workers are being treated at a local hospital, he said. Local work safety authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, he added. |