Home / China / Society

Fire breaks out at refrigeration warehouse in southern Beijing

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-09-05 16:13

BEIJING -- A fire broke out at an abandoned refrigeration warehouse in southern Beijing Tuesday morning, but caused no casualties, the Beijing fire fighting authority said.

The fire broke around 11 a.m. when workers were dismantling a refrigeration warehouse at a village in Yinghai township of Daxing district outside the fifth ring road

Forty-two fire engines were sent to put out the fire. The flames have been neutralized and there are no casualties.

Over 400 square meters were burnt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Editor's picks