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| Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2010 shows the fire-damaged building in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. At least 10 people were dead or injured in a fire that seized a real estate project in Shenyang Saturday afternoon, Xinhua learned from fire fighters at the scene. (Xinhua/Li Gang) |
SHENYANG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nine people were confirmed dead and nine others were injured when a real estate project in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, caught fire Saturday.
Fire broke out at the sales office of Wanda Plaza in Tiexi District at 2:54 p.m., an officer with the city's fire brigade said.
He said fire fighters arrived at the scene within 10 minutes, evacuated about 40 people and put out the flames.
An initial investigation showed the fire started with a short-circuit on the sand table.
The plaza is a new development project of the Wanda Group, a private company that invests in real estate, hotels and department stores in many Chinese cities.
Among the dead and injured are home buyers and sales assistants.
