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Identities of bar fire victims not confirmed yet
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| The Tandao Bar is cordoned off in the wake
of a fire in the town of Tanzhou in Zhongshan City, south China's
Guangdong Province, on Dec. 26, 2005. |
 ZHONGSHAN, Guangdong, Dec.
26 (Xinhuanet) -- A restaurant caught fire on Sunday evening in Zhongshan City
of south China's Guangdong Province, leaving 26 dead and 11 others injured.
More than 100 people were inside an illegally-opened
bar of the Tandao Western-style restaurant in Tanzhou Township when the fire was
broke out.
The bar was not equipped with any fire proof devices
and the outlet is extremely narrow, which is difficult for people inside to
disperse, said a government official.
As of Monday afternoon, the wounded are still
hospitalized in the Zhongshan People's Hospital and investigation into the cause
of the fire is underway. Enditem | 
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