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Casualties unknown in E China workshop fire

Xinhua | Updated: 2013-09-04 20:14

NANJING - A workshop of an enterprise in East China's Jiangsu province caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, but no casualties have been reported so far.

The fire broke out at 3:30 pm in a workshop of SK Hynix Semiconductor Company (China) in Wuxi city. Witnesses told of dense smoke coming from the building.

Local firefighters and fire trucks have rushed to the site to put out the flames. As of 5 pm, the fire is under control, but firefighters said that some people are still trapped in the workshop.

Rescue efforts are continuing.