13 dead in fire at student dormitory in China

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At least 13 people have died in a fire at a student dormitory in central China’s Henan Province, the state-run New China News Agency (Xinhua) reports.

The alarm about the fire in Yanshanpu village came at 11pm on Friday night, local time. Another person was injured, according to the news agency, which writes that the fire was extinguished before midnight.

The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

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